List of Acronyms
Acronym Definition
AGYW
Adolescent girls and young women
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ALL
Accelerated Immunization Initiative
APHL
Association of Public Health Laboratories
ART
Anti-retroviral therapy
ARV
Antiretroviral
BRIDH
Beatrice Road Infectious Disease Hospital
BRTI
Biomedical Research & Training Institute
CD4
Cluster of differentiation 4
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CF
Community Facilitator
COP
Country Operational Plan
CPMs
Community Peer Mentors
CQI
Continuous Quality Improvements
CSO
Civil Society Organization
DATIM
Data for Accountability Transparency and Impact
DHIS-2
District Health Information System
DHS
Demographic and Health Survey
DREAMS
Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe
DR
Drug Resistance
DSD
Direct Service Delivery
EHR
Electronic Health Record
FMO
Financial Management Office
FY
Fiscal Year
HBV
HIV, hepatitis B
HCWs
Health Care Workers
HHS
Human Health Services
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HTS
HIV Testing Services
IBBS
Integrated Biobehavioral Survey
IPs
Implementing Partners
iHTS
integration into HIV Testing Services
IRS
Indoor residual spraying
IST
Inter-Country Support Team
IST/ESA
Inter-Country Support Team, East and Southern Africa
IT
Information Technology
I-TECH
International Training & Education Center for Health
KP
Key Population
LEEP
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
LMIS
Laboratory Management Information Systems
LTFU
Lost to Follow Up
M&E
Monitoring and Evaluation
MNT
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
MoHCC
Ministry of Health and Child Care
MSM
Men who have sex with men
NEC
New Embassy Compound
NMCP
National Malaria Control Program
NMRL
National Medical Reference Laboratory
OGAC
U.S. Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator
OI
Opportunistic Infections
OCV
Oral Cholera Vaccination
PC
Primary Counselor
PEPFAR
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
PHIA
Population-based HIV Impact Assessment
PLHIV
People Living with HIV/AIDS
PMI
President’s Malaria Initiative
PBEMB
Program Budget and Extramural Management Branch
PMTCT
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
PrEP
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
PSE
Population Size Estimates
PWID
People who inject drugs
QMS
Quality Management Systems
RDS
Respondent Driven Sampling
SENAITE
Enterprise Open Source Laboratory System
SGBV
Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV)
SIMS
Site Improvement Through Monitoring System
SI
Strategic Information
SLMTA
Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation
SLIPTA
Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation
SRH
Sexual and Reproductive Health
STIs
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
SW
Sex workers
TB
Tuberculosis
TGW/GQ
Transgender Women/Gender Queer
TPT
TB Preventive Therapy
TCV
Typhoid Conjugate Vaccination
UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
USG
United States Government
VAT
Value Added Tax
VIAC
Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Cervicography
VL
Viral Load
VLS
Viral Load Suppression
WHO
World Health Organization
ZACH
Zimbabwe Association of Church-related Hospitals
ZDHS
Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey
ZIMS
Zimbabwe Intensive Monitoring and Support
ZIMPHIA
Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment
ZIMRA
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
ZIMSTAT
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency
