Ms. Milly Katana is a renowned public health specialist and AIDS activist with over ten years of experience in health programmeme design, implementation, and management. Her extensive expertise spans financial management, community capacity development, organizational development, and skills building processes. With a strong background in working with government departments across the East African region, Africa, and internationally, she has directed several projects, including the US Government-supported initiative to enhance the role of networks of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. As a global advisor, she played a key role in implementing the UN Learning Strategy on HIV/AIDS and expanded the UN Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. Ms. Katana is a co-chair of the Microbicides Trials Network’s community working group and a winner of the Society of AIDS in Africa Award for outstanding AIDS work. She is also a founding board member of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, serving as vice chair of the MEFA standing committee.