The primary objective of the Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia is to create the human resource capacity necessary to provide care to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) by developing expertise among healthcare professionals, cultivating training capacity so knowledge and skills can be passed on to others, and massing a body of evidence-based resources and informational materials. To do this, the Hub is collaborating with international experts and educational institutions throughout the region to develop and provide a series of training workshops and online resources designed to give practitioners the skills necessary to improve care for PLWHA.
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Knowledge Hub Snapshot of Activities

Activities since the Knowledge Hub's inception in 2004 through November 2009:
  • Knowledge Hub courses held: 222
  • Healthcare professionals trained: 5444
    • Russia: 2613
    • Ukraine: 2168
    • Uzbekistan: 153
    • Belarus: 137
    • Moldova: 92
    • Kazakhstan: 77
    • Kyrgyzstan: 63
    • Azerbaijan: 56
    • Tajikistan: 56
    • Estonia: 29

Knowledge Hub's presentations, posters, and reports

  • Training Course Guide (PDF Booklet, 542K)
  • The Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia. Providing Clinical Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building to Combat HIV and AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (PDF Booklet, 1.1M)
  • Contribution of American International Health Alliance and AIDS Training and Education Center (St.-Petersburg, Russia) to HIV/AIDS Capacity Building in Central Asia (PDF, 347K, in Russian): a poster from the III Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference (Moscow, October 28-30, 2009)
  • "Strengthening Ukraine's Ability to Provide Antiretroviral Therapy to PLWHA: The Regional Knowledge Hub's Strategy to Build Human Resource Capacity for Rapid Scale Up of Treatment," a poster overview of the Knowledge Hub's work in Ukraine, presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday, August 17, 2006. (PDF Poster, 195 K)
  • The Regional Knowledge Hub ’s Strategy to Build Human Resource Capacity for Rapid Scale-up of Ukraine’s Ability to Provide Antiretroviral Therapy to PLWHA. Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference, Moscow, May 2006. (PDF poster, 128 K)

New WHO recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV (Nov. 2009)

On the eve of World AIDS Day 2009, WHO released new recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV, based on the latest scientific evidence.

WHO now recommends earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults and adolescents, the delivery of more patient-friendly antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), and prolonged use of ARVs to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. For the first time, WHO recommends that HIV-positive mothers or their infants take ARVs while breastfeeding to prevent HIV transmission.

Contribution of AIHA and ATEC to HIV/AIDS Capacity Building in Central Asia

Contribution of American International Health Alliance and AIDS Training and Education Center (St.-Petersburg, Russia) to HIV/AIDS Capacity Building in Central Asia (PDF, 347K, in Russian):
a poster from the III Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference (Moscow, October 28-30, 2009)

Recent Trainings: Advanced ART and OI Management for Adults (August 2009)

The second five-day advanced ART training was conducted for 20 primary care ID physicians, who have already attended Intro ART course and clinical practicum in St. Petersburg. The curricula addressed second line ART regimens and adherence to treatment, drug resistance and drug interaction issues, side effects of ARVs, change of ART regiment as well as diagnostics and management of OIs.

One day of this training was devoted to early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB in HIV-positive patients. Twenty five ID physicians attended the seminar. 


Recent Trainings: ToT on Introduction to ART (May 2009)

On May 12-14, 2009, 12 physicians from Kiev, Kharkiv, Khmenlytsky, and Kryvy Rig (Ukraine) took a training-of-trainers course on Introduction to ART in Kiev.


Recent Trainings: TB/HIV Co-infection (April 2009)

13 TB specialists and infectious disease physicians from Moldova came to Kiev, Ukraine on April 13-17, 2009, to be trained on TB/HIV Co-infection. This training was supported by WHO.


Recent Trainings: Advanced ART for Adults and OI Management (Feb. 2009)

16 physicians, nurses, and social workers from Moldova came to Kiev, Ukraine on February 2-6, 2009, to be trained on Advanced ART for Adults and OI Management. This training was supported by WHO.


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