ALMA acronym guide

A

ACSD: Accelerated child survival development

ACT: Artemisinin-based combination therapy

AFRO: Africa Regional Office – WHO

AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALMA: African Leaders Malaria Alliance

AMFm: Affordable Medicine Facility – malaria

AMP: Alliance for Malaria Prevention

ANC: Antenatal care

ART: Antiretroviral therapy

ARV: Antiretroviral

AU: African Union

B

BCC: Behavior change communication

BEMONC: Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care

BFHI: Baby-Friendly Health Initiative

C

CARN: Central Africa Roll Back Malaria Network

CBO: Community Based Organization

CCM: Community case management

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CEMONC: Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care

CHW: Community Health Worker

CIDA: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

CPIA: World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment

CSO: Civil Society Organization

D

DDT: Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

DFID: United Kingdom’s Department for International Development

DHIS2: District Health Information System 2

DHS: Demographic and Health survey

DPT3: Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus

E

EARN: East Africa Roll Back Malaria Network

EMRO: Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office – WHO

EPI: Expanded Program of Immunizations

F

G

GFATM: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

GMP: Global Malaria Program – WHO

GPIRM: Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management

H

HEW: Health Extension Worker

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HMIS: Health Management Information System

HMM: Home Management of Malaria

HWG: Harmonization Working Group

I

iCCM: Integrated Community Case Management

IDA: International Development Association

IEC: Information, Education and Communication

IMCI: Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

IPT: Intermittent Preventative Treatment

IPTi: Intermittent Preventative Treatment in Infants

IRS: Indoor Residual Spraying

ITN: Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets

IYCF: Infant and Young Child Feeding

J

JICA: Japanese International Cooperation Agency

K

L

LLIN: Long-lasting insecticidal net

LMIS: Logistics Management Information System

M

M&E: Monitoring and Evaluation

MCA/iERG: Maternal, Child and Adolescent / independent Expert Review Group

MDG: Millennium Development Goal

MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

MNCH: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

MoF: Ministry of Finance

MPR: Malaria Programme Review

MTAP: Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Projects

MTCT: Mother to Child Transmission

MTR: Midterm Review

NFM: New Funding Model

NGO: Non-Governmental Organization

NMCP: National Malaria Control Program

N

NSP: National Strategic Plan

O

P

PEPFAR: President’s Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief

PHC: Primary Health Care

PLHIV: People Living with HIV

PMI: The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative

PMTCT: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission

PNC: Postnatal Care

PNLP: Programme National de Lutte contre le Plaudisme

PR: Principal Recipient

PSI: Population Services International

Q

R

RBM: Roll Back Malaria

RED: Reaching Every District

RDT: Rapid Diagnostic Test

RMNCH: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

S

SANRU: Sante Pour Tous et Par Tous

SADC: Southern African Development Community

SARN: Southern Africa Roll Back Malaria Network

SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals

SMART: Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions

SP: Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine

SPR: Slide Positivity Rate

SUFI: Scaling Up for Impact

SUN: Scaling Up Nutrition

T

U

UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNF: United Nations Foundation

UNICEF: UN Children’s Fund

UNIDO: UN Industrial Development Organization

USAID: US Agency for International Development

V

VCT: Voluntary Counseling, and Testing

VPP: Voluntary Pooled Procurement

W

WARN: West Africa Roll Back Malaria Network

WFP: World Food Program

WHA: World Health Assembly

WHO: World Health Organization

WHOPES: WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme

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Y

Z