Controlling the spread of HIV and TB: improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment

达特茅斯/波士顿大学艾滋病国际培训和研究项目（AITRP）是一个为期5年的综合项目，旨在为坦桑尼亚科学家提供不同学位和非学位培训，总体目标是加强坦桑尼亚艾滋病毒和结核病的研究能力。该项目建立在与Muhimbili卫生和联合科学大学现有的成功合作的基础上，该大学启动了艾滋病毒感染者中结核病疫苗的首次有效性试验。已经确定了关键的培训需求和关键的研究目标，以使坦桑尼亚科学家能够继续制定和应用控制艾滋病毒和结核病的方案。该AITRP基于坦桑尼亚同事的培训和后续研究的顺序计划，这些同事将参加从基础科学到流行病学和评估临床科学的课程。教师包括国际公共卫生，健康结果研究，行为科学，免疫学，艾滋病毒，结核病和结核病疫苗研究方面的公认专家。该计划将提高创新艾滋病毒基础科学（如粘膜免疫、母乳、结核病-艾滋病毒免疫学）以及临床、转化和方案研究（如，评估临床科学、流行病学、临床试验），以促进与预防艾滋病毒和结核病有关的新研究项目的增长和发展。该计划将由三个学术机构的核心教师小组密切管理，他们在国际卫生培训方面拥有丰富的经验，并坚定地致力于确保该计划为坦桑尼亚带来长期利益。一项详细的计划规定在该方案的五年期间增加向坦桑尼亚转让培训和研究，并不断重新评估方案的优先事项。将由一个在国际公共卫生领域具有杰出资历的培训咨询小组提供指导和监督。

The Dartmouth/Boston University AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) is a 5-year comprehensive program designed to provide diverse degree and non-degree training to Tanzanian scientists with the overall goal of strengthening research capacity in HIV and tuberculosis in Tanzania. This AITRP builds on an existing and successful collaboration with the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences which launched the first efficacy trial for a vaccine against tuberculosis among persons with HIV infection. Critical training needs and key research objectives have been defined for positioning Tanzanian scientists to continue to develop and apply programs to control both HIV and tuberculosis. This AITRP is based on a sequenced plan of training and subsequent research for Tanzanian colleagues who will be enrolled in programs ranging from basic science to epidemiology and evaluative clinical science. Faculty include recognized experts in international public health, health outcomes research, behavioral science, immunology, HIV, tuberculosis and TB vaccine research. The Program will enhance research capacity in innovative HIV basic science (e.g. mucosal immunity, breast milk, TB-HIV immunology) and in clinical and translational and programmatic research (e.g., evaluative clinical sciences, epidemiology, clinical trials) to facilitate the growth and development of novel research projects relevant to the prevention of HIV and tuberculosis. The Program will be closely managed by a core faculty group at the three academic institutions with extensive experience in international health training and a strong commitment to ensuring the long-term benefits of the Program for Tanzania. A detailed plan provides for increasing transfer of training and research to Tanzania over the 5-year duration of the Program and for continuous re-evaluation of Program priorities. Guidance and oversight will be provided by a Training Advisory Group with outstanding credentials in international public health.