Abbott Laboratories, Agouron and Boehringer Ingelheim actively support SHARE, a multi-national program that teaches doctors, healthcare workers, resource planners and public health experts about prevention and management of HIV infection. The program principally focuses on the clinical care and prevention of HIV infection, and is primarily directed towards countries in economic transition. The aim of the program is to support the professional growth of health care providers in targeted countries, including physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers, as well as allied professionals such as health care resource planners and public health experts. The general aim of the program is to share the latest findings in HIV/AIDS research - by drawing on the extensive expertise of the members of the International AIDS Society - and to improve and enhance the care of people living with HIV/AIDS. Share acts in synergy with the pharmaceutical industry, local Public Health authorities, local communities, other existing educational programs, and with the activities of International Agencies, such as UNAIDS and the International AIDS Society (IAS).