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

Page last reviewed: August 18, 2020
Content source: Global Health