This free online HIV/AIDS course focuses on awareness and prevention of the disease. This global health issue continues to affect millions of people. With this course, you will get a comprehensive understanding of the impact of HIV/AIDs on both individuals and communities around the world. You will also look into the common misconceptions surrounding this disease and examine its spread, including its death toll on a global scale.

The short course “Hospital-based Interventions to Contain Antibiotic Resistance in Low-resource Settings (AIM)” is a 3-week course that offers interdisciplinary and interactive training on relevant aspects of antibiotic resistance and its containment at the hospital level. The course focuses on hospitals because they concentrate on the illest and vulnerable patients; in addition, they are hotbeds of healthcare-acquired infections, act as referral sites for difficult-to-treat infections, and host trainees and postgraduate educational programs. The short-course consists of a common track and 3 specific tracks on Antibiotic Stewardship (ABS), Infection Prevention & Control (IPC), and Microbiological Surveillance (MS) in the hospital setting. These are closely linked key components in the successful containment of antibiotic resistance.

This course is for anyone with interest in the field of Microbiology. Explore the microscopic world of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

Introduction to Virology Covers various aspects of pathogenic and non-pathogenic viruses, molecular mechanisms of infection, and host-pathogen interaction. Students will have the opportunity to select a viral disease and write a review which would create an opportunity of application of their knowledge and strengthen their scientific writing skills. 3 credits