In 2020, a delegation from the Lead Support Bureau travelled to South Africa to explore the viability of LEAD in the cities of Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town. Out of this exploration grew a collaboration with the Bellhaven Harm Reduction Centre and Advance Access in Delivery, Durban-based nonprofit working in solidarity with partners around the world to overcome barriers to high quality health care and medicines, particularly for economically and socially marginalized groups. In September of this year, Najja Morris-Frazier and Brendan Cox had the were able to folllow-up from the 2020 site visit, traveling to the Centre and meeting with key partners on advancing the LEAD model. Tara Moss, Tiarra Dearbone Bryant, and Brenton Zachary most recently traveled to South Africa earlier this month to continue supporting the work of our partners in South Africa.
During their visit in December, the team from PDA team participated in the African Law Enforcement Public Health conference in Pretoria, where they joined leaders from across Africa to learn from one another about innovative public safety solutions that cross the intersection of law enforcement and public health. They had the opportunity to be part of two presentations, one highlighting the collaboration in Durban and another focusing on the evolution of the work in Seattle. The team then traveled to Durban, where they were able to support and learn from our colleagues at Advance Access in Delivery.
