Dr. Roger Phili is an experienced Public Health Manager with more that 20 years of health programme planning, implementation, and monitoring. His focus was mainly on HIV, TB and STIs management, research and health systems strengthening programmes in the public and private sector. Dr Phili is currently serving as the Executive Manager for Resource Mobilisation and Donor Coordination at the at the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC). During his tenure SANAC managed to establish the Country’s Technical Support Unit that is dedicated at the improvement of bottlenecks in achievement of the National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs (NSP) objectives, the development of the new NSP (2023-2028) and several Donor funding proposals for SANAC. Previously he led the inception and expansion of prevention programmes such as ART, establishment of the HIV, STIs and TB Unit (HAST) unit and the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in KZN. Dr Phili possesses qualifications comprising an Honours degree in Medical Science (Virology), a master’s degree in health promotion, PGDip in Public Health, and PhD in Public Health.