The Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN) is a network of training institutions in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. It was established in 1997 to provide a forum for communication and sharing of experiences between training institutions. RATN aims to improve the quality of HIV/AIDS training in the region, and to increase access to and demand for such training in order to strengthen human capabilities to respond effectively to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
RATN is committed to keeping on the cutting edge of training needs in HIV/AIDS. It promotes the need to collate and disburse information, course support and network building and works actively to implement and run monitoring and evaluation systems.