14-17 October 2025

Century City Conference Centre
Cape Town, South Africa

"We are thrilled to invite you to INHSU 2025, which will take place in our vibrant home city of Cape Town, South Africa. It marks INHSU’s first return to South Africa since a satellite conference—INHSU Africa—was held here in 2020, just before COVID-19. It was a pivotal moment for our community, and bringing the main conference here in 2025 will be a platform for the continued strengthening of community-led networks in the region on both local and national levels. It’s also a testament to INHSU’s continued growth into a global platform that meaningfully involves people who use drugs, with an increasing focus on representatives from Africa.

Over the past decade, South Africa has seen significant growth in harm reduction and evidence-based approaches to drug use, but there is still much work to be done. This is shown clearly by the alarmingly high rate of hepatitis C experienced by people who inject and use drugs. By bringing together global experts at INHSU 2025, we aim to enhance further advocacy efforts and government support for harm reduction initiatives in the region and provide a space to develop constructive narratives and strategies for tackling these critical issues.

Importantly, INHSU 2025 will also drive forward global efforts, recognising that without a focus on low and lower-middle-income countries, the elimination of hepatitis C is impossible, and access to harm reduction will remain out of reach for those who need it most. Save the date and join us in Cape Town for INHSU 2025."