Global Immunization Strategic Framework 2011–2015: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Vaccines
- BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine
- DTP: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccine
- DTP3: 3rd DTP dose
- HepB: hepatitis B vaccine
- Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
- LAIV: live attenuated influenza vaccine
- MCV: measles-containing vaccine
- MCV1: 1st MCV dose
- MenA: meningococcal group A conjugate vaccine
- OPV: oral polio vaccine
- OPV3: 3rd OPV dose
- PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- TT: tetanus toxoid vaccine
Diseases and pathogens
- CRS: congenital rubella syndrome
- HBV: hepatitis B virus
- HIV: human immunodeficiency virus
- HPV: human papillomavirus
- JE: Japanese encephalitis
- MNT: maternal and neonatal tetanus
- NNT: neonatal tetanus
- WPV: wild polio virus
- WPV1: WPV serotype 1
- WPV3: WPV serotype 3
Organizations
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- GAVI: GAVI Alliance
- HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- MOH: Ministry of Health
- UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund
- USG: U.S. Government
- WHO: World Health Organization
- WHO IVB: WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals
- AFRO: WHO Regional Office for Africa
- EMRO: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
- EURO: WHO Regional Office for Europe
- PAHO: Pan American Health Organization
- SEARO: WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
- WPRO: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Other
- AEFI: adverse events following immunization
- DOV: Decade of Vaccines
- GIVS: Global Immunization Vision and Strategy
- GHI: Global Health Initiative
- GPEI: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
- NITAG: National Immunization Technical Advisory Group
- NVP: National Vaccine Plan
- RED: Reaching Every District approach
- VPD: Vaccine-preventable disease
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