About
The STEP-UP MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is a bilingual (English/Russian), self-paced e-learning training programme accessible to all participants, with no selection process mandated. It is designed by the community for the community, based on the long-standing experience of EATG’s STEP-UP (Skills Training to Empower Patients) capacity-building project. STEP-UP MOOC is addressed to activists from across Europe and Central Asia, young researchers, healthcare workers and those who work in communities. As a participant, you will have free access to comprehensive knowledge, community mobilisation support, and advocacy training that will help you upgrade your activities and deliver real change. Participants will benefit from acquiring new knowledge and explore in such areas as: Science of HIV/AIDS, co-infections, HIV cure and design of clinical trials Stigma, discrimination and criminalisation Harm reduction and service delivery for vulnerable groups Advocacy with pharmaceutical companies on treatment pricing and affordability HIV and mental health Ageing and co-morbidities Migration and travelling with HIV