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Abbreviations and Acronyms

 Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme

ACER average cost-effectiveness ratio

ACT artemisinin combination therapy

AD Alzheimer's disease

ADB Asian Development Bank

ADHD attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

AED antiepileptic drug

AHEAD applied health education and development

AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIN-C atención integral a la niñez comunitaria

ALRI acute lower respiratory infection

AMI acute myocardial infarction

ANW anganwadi worker

aP acellular pertussis vaccine

APOC African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control

ARF acute rheumatic fever

ARI acute respiratory infection

ART atraumatic restorative treatment

ASD autism spectrum disorder

ATLS advanced trauma life support

AUD alcohol-use disorder

AZT Zidovudine

BCC behavior-change communication

BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

BEmOC basic emergency obstetric care

BINP Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Program

BMI body mass index

BMT buprenorphine maintenance treatment

BOD burden of disease

BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee

BRFSS behavioral risk factor surveillance system

BZA benzimidazole anthelmintic

CABG coronary artery bypass graft

CAD coronary artery disease

CAM complementary and alternative medicine

CAPP Country/Area Profile Programme

CBA cost-benefit analysis

CBE clinical breast examination

CBHI community-based health insurance

CBR cost-benefit ratio

CDC U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDD control of diarrheal diseases

CEA cost-effectiveness analysis

CEmOC comprehensive emergency obstetric care

CER cost-effectiveness ratio

CFR case-fatality rate

CHA community health aide

CHD coronary heart disease

CHF congestive heart failure

CHNP community-based health and nutrition program

CHNW community health and nutrition worker

CHOICE choosing interventions that are cost-effective

CI confidence interval

CKD chronic kidney disease

CL cutaneous leishmaniasis

CL/P cleft lip and palate

CM cerebral malaria

CMH Commission on Macroeconomics and Health

CML chronic myeloid leukemia

CO carbon monoxide

COBRA combination therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

COHRED Council on Health Research for Development

COM chronic otitis media

COPCORD Community-Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Disease

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CoV coronavirus

COX cyclo-oxygenase

CRA comparative risk analysis

CT computed tomography

CVD cardiovascular disease

CVS chorionic villus sampling

CYP couple-year of protection

DAH development assistance for health

DALY disability-adjusted life year

dBHL decibel hearing level

DCP1 Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, first edition

DCP2 Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, second edition

DCPP Disease Control Priorities Project

DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DEET N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide

DF dengue fever

DHF dengue hemorrhagic fever

DHS demographic and health survey

DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

DMFT decayed, missing, and filled teeth

DNA deoxyribose nucleic acid

DOT directly observed therapy

DOTS directly observed therapy short course

DRC Democratic Republic of Congo

DSM-IVTR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSS dengue shock syndrome

DTP diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis

EAP economically active population

EBM evidence-based medicine

ED emergency department

EFA education for all

EFM electronic fetal monitoring

EHCAP Effective Health Care Alliance Programme

EIR entomological inoculation rate

ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EMR electronic medical record

EMS emergency medical services

EPI Expanded Program on Immunization

ESRD end-stage renal disease

EUROSTAT European Statistical Office

FA folic acid

FBD food-borne disease

FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDC fixed-dose combinations

FEFO first expiry, first out

FETP Field Epidemiology Training Program

FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second

FGM female genital mutilation

FHP family health program

FIC fully immunized child

FRESH focusing resources on effective school health

FTE full-time equivalent

G6PD glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

G-7 Group of Seven

GATB Global Alliance for TB Drug Development

GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

GDP gross domestic product

GET 2020 World Health Organization Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma

GFHR Global Forum on Health Research

GIS geographic information system

GM genetic modification

GMP good manufacturing practice

GNI gross national income

GNP gross national product

GSE glutathione S-transferase

GUSTO global use of strategies to open occluded coronary arteries

HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV/AIDS

Hb hemoglobin

HBV hepatitis B virus

HDL high-density lipoprotein

HepB hepatitis B

HHV human herpes virus

Hib Haemophilus influenzae type B

HIC high-income country

HIS health information system

HIV human immunodeficiency virus

HMN Health Metrics Network

HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography

HPS health promoting school

HPV human papillomavirus

HR human resource

HRT hormone replacement therapy

HSV-1 herpes simplex virus type 1

HSV-2 herpes simplex virus type 2

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

IAP indoor air pollution

IAVI International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision

ICDS integrated child development services

ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

ICPD international conference on population and development

ICT information and communication technologies

IDA International Development Association

IDD iodine deficiency disorders

IDSR integrated disease surveillance and response

IEC information, education, and communication

IFF International Finance Facility

IHD ischemic heart disease

ILO International Labour Organisation

IMCI integrated management of infant and childhood illness

IMF International Monetary Fund

IMR infant mortality rate

INCB International Narcotics Control Board

INDEPTH International Network of Field Sites with Continuous Demographic Evaluation of Populations

and Their Health in Developing Countries

INFECTOM information, feedback, contracting with providers to adhere to practice guidelines, and

ongoing monitoring

IPT intermittent preventive treatment

IPTi intermittent preventive treatment in infancy

IPV inactivated polio vaccine

IRB institutional review board

IRR internal rate of return

IRS indoor residual spraying

ISDR international strategy for disaster reduction

ISIC international standard industrial classification of all economic activities

ITN insecticide-treated net

IUATLD International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

IUD intrauterine device

IUGR intrauterine growth retardation

JE Japanese encephalitis

LAAM levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol

LBW low birthweight

LDD learning and developmental disability

LDL low-density lipoprotein

LE 20 life expectancy at age 20

LF lymphatic filariasis

LIC low-income country

LMICs low- and middle-income countries

LPG liquid petroleum gas

LRI lower respiratory tract infection

LSD lysergic acid diethylamide

MBB marginal budgeting for bottlenecks

MCE multi-country evaluation of IMCI effectiveness, cost, and impact

MCH maternal child and health

MDA mass drug administration

MDG Millennium Development Goal

MDMA methylenedioxymethamphetamine

MDR-TB multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

MDT multidrug therapy

MEASURE monitoring and evaluation to assess and use results

MIC middle-income country

MMR measles-mumps-rubella

MMT methadone maintenance treatment

MMV Medicines for Malaria Venture

MNCH maternal, neonatal, and child health

MOH ministry of health

MR mental retardation

MRI magnetic resonance imaging

MSF Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)

MTCT mother-to-child transmission

MVA modified vaccinia virus Ankara

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement

NAP nonaffective psychosis

NCCAM National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NCE new chemical entity

NDP national drug policy

NGO nongovernmental organization

NHA national health account

NHS national health service

NIH National Institutes of Health

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIPA national income and product accounts

NMR neonatal mortality rate

NO2 nitrogen dioxide

NORA national occupational research agenda

NOx nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide

NRA national regulatory authority

NRT nicotine replacement therapies

NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NSO national statistics office

NTD neural tube defect

OA osteoarthritis

OCP Onchocerciasis Control Program

ODA official development assistance

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OEPA Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas

OP osteoporosis

OPV oral polio vaccine

ORS oral rehydration solution

ORT oral rehydration therapy

PAHO Pan American Health Organization

PAL practical approach to lung health

PARIS21 Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century

PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls

PCD Partnership for Child Development

PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

PCR polymerase chain reaction

PCV protein-conjugated polysaccharide vaccine

PD Parkinson's disease

PDOH Philippine Department of Health

PDSA plan-do-study-act

PFGE pulsed-field-gel-electrophoresis

PHC primary health care

PHSWOW public health school without walls

PLACE Priorities for Local AIDS Control Effort

PM particulate matter

PMTCT prevention of mother-to-child transmission

PopEd population and family life education

ppm parts per million

PPPs public-private partnerships

PRSC poverty reduction support credit

PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

PSV polysaccharide vaccine

PTA parent-teacher association

PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder

PZQ Praziquantel

QALY quality-adjusted life year

RA rheumatoid arthritis

R&D research and development

RCT randomized clinical trial

RDI recommended dietary intake

RESU regional epidemiology and surveillance unit

RHD rheumatic heart disease

RNA ribonucleic acid

ROP retinopathy of prematurity

RRT renal replacement therapy

RSV respiratory syncytial virus

RTI road traffic injury

rt-PA recombinant tissue plasminogen activator

SAFE surgery, antibiotics to control the infection, facial cleanliness, and environmental

improvements

SAR search and rescue

SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome

SBP systolic blood pressure

SCC short-course chemotherapy

SD standard deviation

SiC significant caries (index)

SMA severe malarial anemia

SO2 sulfur dioxide

SP sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

SSO social security organization

SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

STATCAP statistical capacity building

STH soil-transmitted helminth

STI sexually transmitted infection

SWAp sectorwide approach

TB tuberculosis

TCA tricyclic antidepressant

TDR Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

TEHIP Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Program

THC tetrahydrocannabinol

TINP Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Program

TLTI treatment for latent tuberculosis infection

TLV threshold limit value

TM traditional medicine

TRIPS Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UN United Nations

UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization

URI upper respiratory tract infection

USAID U.S. Agency for International Development

VAD vitamin A deficiency

VC vital capacity

VCT voluntary counseling and testing

VERC village education resource center

VF ventilation factor

VIA visual inspection after application of an acetic acid solution

VL visceral leishmaniasis

VOI value-of-information (techniques)

VSL value of a statistical life

WFP World Food Programme

WHA World Health Assembly

WHO World Health Organization

WHO/TDR WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

WHOCC WHO Collaborating Center

WISE work improvement in small enterprises

WTO World Trade Organization

YF yellow fever

YLD year of life lived with disability

YLL year of life lost

YLS year of life saved

All dollar amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

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