Otto Chabikuli, MD, has over 27 years’ experience in clinical services, teaching, research and management in the public, private and not for profit sectors. Dr Chabikuli currently serves as FHI 360’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa. He has extensive experience implementing HIV and TB programs and providing oversight to a portfolio of 18 country offices. He has a deep understanding of health systems challenges and limits of the existing service delivery platform in Africa. In the portfolio he manages, FHI 360 integrates vertical disease control programs into routine service delivery at health facilities and at community level, the last mile. Dr Chabikuli engages actively his team in generating and sharing scientific evidence through research, guiding policy development/updates, building the capacity of providers, updating treatment guidelines, setting up monitoring/reporting and referral systems. He is adjunct faculty at Howard University’s MPH program where he teaches Global Health.