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