Anthony Harries is a Senior Advisor at the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the Headquarters of which is in Paris, France. He also is an Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. In the past ten years, Dr. Harries has obtained research grants from WHO, miscellaneous bodies, DFID, NORAD, UNAIDS and USA institutions to work principally in TB and HIV and non-communicable diseases. He has written about 300 scientific papers, contributed chapters for books and authored or co-authored several books and documents on TB, HIV and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Harries has been associated with WHO for a number of years, serving as a temporary advisor at WHO meetings, being part of writing committees for WHO-TB guidelines and being principal author of the WHO manual on TB-HIV. He is currently a member of three WHO committees / working groups: a) WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Tuberculosis; b) WHO HIV Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee; c) TBHIV Working Group of the Stop-TB Partnership (Vice-chair). Dr. Harries is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of TB and Lung Disease from March 2002 – now. He is on the Editorial Board of Tropical Doctor. In 2000, Dr. Harries was awarded “Eminent Scientist of the year 1999” by the International Research Promotion Council, India, for his work on Tuberculosis in Malawi. The colleagues with whom he worked in the TB Programme were also awarded the title of “Outstanding Research Team 1999.” In 2001, he was awarded the “Princess Chichibu Memorial TB Global Award” from the Japanese Anti-TB Association, endorsed by the IUATLD, in recognition of work carried out in sub-Saharan Africa on tuberculosis control. In 2001, Dr. Harries was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty’s government in UK for services to the study of TB in Africa. In 2002, he was awarded the George MacDonald Medal from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and London School of Hygiene for operational research.