The Service of the Infectious Diseases of the University of Dakar Teaching Hospital (SMIT) is a center of excellence for training of the health staff at the national and sub-regional level in care and treatment of people living with the HIV/AIDS. This service has been in care and treatment since the beginning  of the HIV epidemic, and has developed theoretical and practical training tools for HIV/AIDS care and treatment.

Their focus for AWARE-HIV/AIDS includes the following:
• Strengthen the institutional capacity of SMIT-Dakar
• Conduct Regional training and support in HIV/AIDS care and treatment in francophone WA
• Provide technical assistance to countries based on needs identified during the training