| AB |
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Abstinence, Be faithful |
| ABC |
|
Abstinence, Be faithful, and, as appropriate, correct and consistent use of Condoms |
| ACT |
|
Artemisin-based combination therapy (for malaria) |
| AEI |
|
African Education Initiative |
| AIS |
|
AIDS Indicator Surveys |
| ANC |
|
Antenatal clinic |
| ART |
|
Antiretroviral treatment |
| ARV |
|
Antiretroviral drug |
| BMIST |
|
Battlefield Medical Information System-Tactical |
| CBO |
|
Community-based organization |
| CCM |
|
Country Coordinating Mechanism |
| CDC |
|
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) |
| COP |
|
Country Operational Plan |
| COPRS |
|
Country Operational Plan and Reporting System |
| COM |
|
Chief of Mission |
| CPT |
|
Co-trimoxazole preventive therapy |
| CY |
|
Calendar year |
| DBS |
|
Dried blood spot |
| DHAPP |
|
Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program |
| DHS |
|
Demographic and Health Survey |
| DoC |
|
Department of Commerce (U.S.) |
| DoD |
|
Department of Defense (U.S.) |
| DoL |
|
Department of Labor (U.S.) |
| DOTS |
|
Directly Observed Therapy, Short Course |
| DRA |
|
Drug regulatory authority |
| DTC |
|
Diagnostic testing and counseling |
| FBO |
|
Faith-based organization |
| FDA |
|
Food and Drug Administration |
| FDC |
|
Fixed-dose combination (formulation) |
| FY |
|
Fiscal year |
| GAP |
|
Global AIDS Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
| GBV |
|
Gender-based violence |
| GIS |
|
Geographic Information Systems |
| GTT |
|
Global Task Team on Improving AIDS Coordination Among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors |
| HAART |
|
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy |
| HBC |
|
Home-based care |
| HHS |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.) |
| HMIS |
|
Health management information systems |
| HRH |
|
Human resources for health |
| HRSA |
|
Health Resource and Services Administration |
| ICT |
|
Information and communications technology |
| IDU |
|
Injecting drug user |
| IT |
|
Information technology |
| MAP |
|
Multi-Country AIDS Programme (World Bank) |
| M&E |
|
Monitoring and evaluation |
| MoH |
|
Ministry of Health |
| MSM |
|
Men who have sex with men |
| NACP |
|
National AIDS Control Program |
| NGO |
|
Non-governmental organization |
| NIAID |
|
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIH |
|
National Institutes of Health |
| NPI |
|
New Partners Initiative |
| NRL |
|
National Resource Laboratory |
| OGAC |
|
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator |
| OI |
|
Opportunistic infection |
| OMB |
|
Office of Management and Budget |
| OVC |
|
Orphans and vulnerable children |
| PART |
|
Performance Assessment Rating Tool |
| PCR |
|
Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDA |
|
Personal digital assistant |
| PEP |
|
Post-exposure prophylaxis |
| PEPFAR |
|
President?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan) |
| PHE |
|
Public Health Evaluation |
| PLWHA |
|
People living with HIV/AIDS |
| PMI |
|
Presidential Malaria Initiative |
| PMTCT |
|
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission |
| PPP |
|
Public-private partnership |
| PR |
|
Principal recipient |
| PSC |
|
Policy and Strategy Committee |
| SAMHSA |
|
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SCMS |
|
Supply Chain Management System |
| SI |
|
Strategic information |
| STI |
|
Sexually transmitted infection |
| TB |
|
Tuberculosis |
| UNAIDS |
|
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNHCR |
|
United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
|
United Nations Children?s Fund |
| USAID |
|
United States Agency for International Development |
| USAID/OIG |
|
U.S. Agency for International Development Office of the Inspector General |
| USG |
|
United States Government |
| VCT |
|
Voluntary counseling and testing |
| WHO |
|
World Health Organization |
| XDR-TB |
|
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis |
| ZDV |
|
Zidovudine |
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