Dr. Elly Katabira is the co-founder of The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), where he has served as Medical Advisor since 1987. He is professor of internal medicine, associate dean for research, and on the faculty of medicine at Makerere University. He was trained as a medical doctor at Makerere University and later trained as a physician specializing in Neurology in Manchester, UK. He has worked extensively in the field of care and support for HIV-infected people. He is a director of the Mulago Hospital AIDS Clinic, which he opened in 1987 and where over 20,000 patients have been treated. He specializes in the development of treatment and management guidelines for HIV/AIDS and has written several publications and chapters in various books on this topic. His research expertise includes clinical trials and operational research issues on various aspects of HIV/AIDS care and support delivery both within institutions and at the community level. He has consulted on HIV/AIDS care and support for UNAIDS and WHO, both for the headquarters in Geneva and for the African Regional Office in Harare, Zimbabwe.