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 February 2007:
  • Knowledge Hub courses held: 164
  • Healthcare professionals trained: 3999
    • Russia: 1900
    • Ukraine: 1651
    • Belarus: 121
    • Uzbekistan: 68
    • Moldova: 62
    • Kazakhstan: 60
    • Kyrgyzstan: 55
    • Azerbaijan: 29
    • Estonia: 29
    • Tajikistan: 24

Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia: Report of Activities from January 2004 through December 2006 (PDF, 679K)

Knowledge Hub's presentations and posters

  • Training Course Guide (PDF Booklet, 2M)
  • 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, 202K)
  • "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)
  • Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS: Ukrainian and other Affiliate Activities. May 2006. (PPT presentation, 663 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)

Recent trainings: TB specialists and infectionists from Ukraine trained on TB/HIV coinfection in April 2008

TB specialists and infectionist physicians from Ukraine came to Kiev on April 21-25, 2008, to take part in TB/HIV Coinfection training. It was funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Principal Recipient for this grant is the International HIV/AIDS Alliance).


Recent trainings: Multidisciplinary teams from Ukraine trained on Advanced ART for Adults and OI Management in March 2008

Physicians, nurses and social workers from AIDS centers of Ukraine came to Kiev on March 24-28, 2008, to take part in Advanced ART for Adults and OI Management training. It was funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Principal Recipient for this grant is the International HIV/AIDS Alliance).


Recent trainings: Multidisciplinary teams from Ukraine trained on Advanced Pediatric ART in March 2008

Physicians, nurses and social workers from Ukraine were trained in Kiev on Advanced Pediatric ART and OI Management on March 17-21, 2008. It was funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Principal Recipient for this grant is the International HIV/AIDS Alliance).


Ben Young's article in The Body Pro

Knowledge Hub trainer Ben Young, an infectious disease specialist from Denver, Colorado, shares his experiences with helping Ukraine build the health system capacity necessary to provide care and treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS in this thought-provoking article titled "In Ukraine, Clinicians From East and West Battle HIV's Onslaught."

New AIDS Training and Education Center opening in St. Petersburg

AIHA and the St. Petersburg Medical Academy for Post Graduate Studies Open New AIDS Training and Education Center in St. Petersburg

USAID-funded program will help Russian Federation build critical capacity to provide care and treatment to PLWHA

Moscow, Russia, and Washington, DC, July 5, 2006—The American International Health Alliance (AIHA)—in conjunction with the St. Petersburg Medical Academy for Post Graduate Studies and affiliated clinical sites at the St. Petersburg AIDS Center and the Ust Izhora Clinical Center for Children and Women with HIV—has established an AIDS Training and Education Center (ATEC) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This project, which was developed with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Health and Social Development, represents a key step in the development of a unified framework for Russia’s national efforts to build the health system capacity necessary to provide high-quality care to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).