Lucy O’Connell is a sexual and reproductive health (SRH) nurse with a Women’s Health BSc from the University of London and a Masters in Public Health, Health Promotion stream, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She currently works as a Key Populations focal point with SAMU providing technical support to the field. She has over 20 years of experience working with communities and adapting models of care for hard to reach populations in HIV/SRH in the UK and abroad with MSF and other NGOs.
Originally from Argentina, Lucy is now based in Cape Town and has worked with sex workers and other vulnerable populations in a variety of contexts including the UK, Southern Africa, South East Asia and South America.
She has a particular interest in promoting comprehensive accessible services for key populations, adolescents and young women, through engagement and empowerment of peers within health care delivery. She is a mother of two and a wife of one, is a passionate cook and dancer, and loves drinking Argentinean mate.