Milly Katana, co-discussant of the Global Fund study, has more than ten years’ experience in health programme design and implementation, financial management, community capacity development, organizational development, and management training. Currently she is Uganda Country Director for the International HIV/AIDS Alliance as well as director of a USAID-supported project on ‘Expanding the Role of Networks of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda’. This project aims to build capacity of groups of PHAs through strengthening innovative approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, support and treatment. Previously, as a global advisor supporting the implementation of the UN Learning Strategy on HIV/AIDS both in the workplace and in country programmes, she pioneered the expanded implementation of the UN Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS. As a founder of Health Rights Action Group-Uganda, Ms Katana was responsible for advocacy campaigns on health policy and the organization of community groups and people living with HIV/AIDS. She has published and presented extensively on PHA involvement in HIV programmes and has served on local, national, regional and international bodies including the Global Fund, the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, and the National Joint Planning Committee for the National Strategic Response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda 2000-2005.