Abbreviations & Acronyms

AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ANC
Antenatal care
AoR
Area of responsibility
ARC
American Refugee Committee
ARHZ
Adolescent Reproductive Health Zone
ART
Antiretroviral therapy
ARV
Antiretroviral
ASRH
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
BCC
Behavioral change communications
BEmONC
Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care
BMI
Body mass index
CAC
Comprehensive abortion care
CBD
Community-based distributor
CBO
Community-based organization
CBR
Crude birth rate
CCM
Cold chain management
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CEmONC
Comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care
CHW
Community health worker
CHX
Chlorhexidine
CNPD
Chlorhexidine Navi Care Program
COA
Certificate of Analysis
CODESA
Health Area Development Committees
CoPP
Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product
CPR
Contraceptive prevalence rate
CRC
Convention on the Rights of the Child
CRPD
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CSC
Community Score Card
CYP
Couple years protection
D&E
Dilatation and evacuation
DFID
Department for International Development
DHS
Demographic and Health Survey
DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
EC
Emergency contraception
ECPs
Emergency contraceptive pills
EML
Essential Medicines List
EmONC
Emergency obstetric and newborn care
ENAP
Every Newborn Action Plan
ENC
Essential newborn care
EPMM
Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality
ERP
Expert Review Panel
EVA
Electric vacuum aspiration
FCHV
Female community health volunteer
FGC
Female genital cutting
FIFO
First in, first out
FP2020
Family Planning 2020
FPP
Finished Pharmaceutical Products
G-ANC
Group Antenatal Care
GBV
Gender-based violence
GBVIMS
Gender-Based Violence Information Management System
GFR
General fertility rate
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practices
HBB
Helping Babies Breathe
HCT
HIV counseling and testing
HEADSSS
Home, education/employment, activities, drugs, sexuality, suicide and depression, safety
HIS
Health information system
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HLD
High-level disinfection
HMIS
Health Management Information System
HPV
Human papillomavirus
HSV
Herpes simplex virus
IAFM
Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings
IAFM
Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings
IASC
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
IAWG
Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises
ICPD
International Conference on Population and Development
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
IDP
Internally displaced person
IEC
Information, education, and communication
IEHK
Inter-Agency Emergency Health Kit
IFRC
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IMPACT
Information Mobilized for Performance Analysis and Continuous Transformation
IPPF
International Planned Parenthood Federation
IPTp-SP
Intermittent preventive therapy of pregnant women with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
IPV
Intimate Partner Violence
IRB
Institutional review board
IRC
International Rescue Committee
ITN
Insecticide-treated bed nets
IUD
Intrauterine device
KAP
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices
KMC
Kangaroo Mother Care
LAM
Lactational amenorrhea method
LARC
Long-acting reversible contraception
LBW
Low birth weight
LGBTQIA
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual
LMIS
Logistics Management Information System
LMP
Last menstrual period
MEC
Medical eligibility criteria
MgSO4
Magnesium sulfate
MIRA
Multi Sector Initial Rapid Assessments
MISP
Minimum Initial Service Package
MMR
Maternal mortality ratio
MNH
Maternal and newborn health
MOH
Ministry of Health
MR
Menstrual regulation
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSM
Men who have sex with men
MVA
Manual vacuum aspiration
NGO
Non-government Organization
NMR
Neonatal mortality rate
NSAID
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSP
Needle and syringe program
OCP
Oral contraceptive pill
OST
Opioid substitution therapy
PAC
Post-abortion care
PCP
Pneumocystis pneumonia
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PEP
Post-exposure prophylaxis
PICT
Provider-initiated counseling and testing
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
PLWHIV
People Living With HIV
PMTCT
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
POC
Products of Conception
PPFP
Post-partum Family Planning
PPH
Post-partum hemorrhage
PPROM
Premature pre-labor rupture of membrane
PQ
Prequalified
PrEP
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder
PWD
People with disabilities
PWID
People who inject drugs
RDT
Rapid Diagnostic Test
RH Kits
Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits
RMC
Respectful maternity care
RPR
Rapid Plasma Reagin
RTI
Reproductive tract infection
SAC
Safe abortion care
SAFPAC
Supporting Access to Family Planning and Post-Abortion Care
SAM
Severe acute malnutrition
SARP
Safe Abortion Referral Program
SBA
Skilled birth attendant
SEA
Sexual exploitation and abuse
SOP
Standard operating procedure
SRH
Sexual and reproductive health
SRHR
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
STI
Sexually transmitted infection
SV
Sexual violence
TB
Tuberculosis
TBA
Traditional birth attendant
TDF
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
TFR
Total fertility rate
TPTL
Threatened pre-term labor
TT
Tetanus Toxoid
TTI
Transfusion-transmissible infection
UN
United Nations
UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNODC
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UPA
Ulipristal Acetete
VCAT
Values clarification and attitudes transformation
VCT
Voluntary counseling and testing
VIA
Visual inspection using acetic acid
VILI
Visual inspection using Lugol’s iodine
VMMC
Voluntary medical male circumcision
WASH
Water, sanitation, and hygiene
WHO
World Health Organization