HIV/AIDS Twinning Center

In support of PEPFAR, AIHA is managing the HIV/AIDS Twinning Center to mobilize and coordinate the resources of the US health sector to effectively reduce HIV infection rates and provide care to those infected with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS in high-burden developing and transitioning countries targeted for assistance under the President’s Emergency Plan. Currently, the Twinning Center is operating in 11 countries, 10 of which are situated in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more...

Russia Professional Development in HIV/AIDS Medicine Project

With support from PEPFAR through USAID/Russia, AIHA is collaborating with GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical leader, to strengthen the knowledge and skills of a core group of Russian physicians who provide care and treatment for people living with HIV in 19 Russian oblasts and cities. Read more...

Russia HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care, and Support Project

With support from PEPFAR through USAID/Russia, AIHA's HIV/AIDS Twinning Center manages this project to improve access to high quality treatment, care, and support services for people living with HIV in St. Petersburg and Orenburg Oblast. These efforts build on the many successes of four USAID-funded HIV/AIDS partnerships in Russia established by AIHA in 2004. Read more...

Strategic Health Partnership Initiative

In partnership with the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development, AIHA is harnessing the expertise of US and Russian
medical communities to bolster HIV/AIDS capacity in Russia, as well as strengthening Russia’s capacity to provide professional assistance to developing and transitioning nations around the globe, particularly as relates to laboratory services for HIV, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, through this USAID-supported project. Read more...

Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment
of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia

The Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia is a unique network of individual experts and stakeholder organizations in HIV medicine. Established by AIHA with the support of WHO/Europe and funding from the German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and other donors, the Regional Knowledge Hub’s goal is to build the human and organizational capacity necessary to provide high-quality care to people living with HIV/AIDS in the nations of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The Baltic AIDS Training and Education Center (ATEC) - St. Petersburg serves as the Knowledge Hub's key training affiliate in Russia. Read more...

EurasiaHealth AIDS Knowledge Network

Through the EurasiaHealth AIDS Knowledge Network (EAKN), AIHA contributes to a growing body of up-to-date Russian-language medical resources related to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. EAKN is an online clearinghouse of evidence-based clinical research, guidelines, and manuals. It also provides a forum for the open exchange of information and ideas about how to improve the quality and scope of care and support available to people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Read more...

HIV/AIDS Information Resource Centers

AIHA’s HIV/AIDS Information Resource Centers fulfill the information and communication technology needs of staff at partner institutions and other organizations working to develop a community-based model of health-related services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Equipped with computers, Internet access, and a collection of on-line and CD-ROM-based health and medical databases, these centers provide healthcare professionals with current information on the most effective practices for treating and preventing HIV/AIDS and help them enhance their skills for researching, critically appraising, and applying evidence-based information to their own practices. Read more...

In addition to these projects, many of AIHA's past and current capacity building activities have fallen into specific categories, including the following:

Whether it’s through partnership programs, professional exchanges, skills-based clinical courses, or curriculum development, training healthcare providers, policymakers, and other caregivers is at the very heart of AIHA’s HIV/AIDS programs. Designed to effectively transfer skills, knowledge, and technology, these training programs focus on long-term, sustainable results by helping to develop national and regional faculty who can pass what they have learned on to others. Read more...

An important aspect of AIHA’s partnerships and programs has always been a strong focus on encouraging individuals to take greater responsibility for their own health. Many of our community-based initiatives provide health education and outreach services on a host of wellness topics, including HIV prevention. These services reach beyond clinic walls into schools, universities, churches, and businesses to target high-risk populations, inform the public, and help reduce the spread of HIV as well as the stigma that surrounds the virus. Read more...

Since its first hospital-based partnerships were established, AIHA and its partners worked with members of the mass media to educate the public about health-related issues and inform them about the new programs and services being offered at allied institutions. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow, so too does the importance of accurate, timely media coverage about the impact of the virus, how it can be prevented, and how it can be treated. Read more...

Mother-to-child transmission is the primary route of HIV infection among children around the globe. Without intervention, an HIV-infected mother has a more than 30 percent chance of passing the virus on to her baby during her pregnancy or birth, or via breast milk after the child is born. Since 2000, AIHA has been training practitioners to prevent vertical transmission and helping raise public awareness—especially among vulnerable or high-risk populations—about treatment options. Read more...