ABBREVIATION LIST
ACE
ACF
AFP
AFRO
AHRTAG
AI
AIDS
ALNAP
Alpha-tocopherol
AMREF
ANC
ARCHI 2010
ARI
ART
ARV
Ascorbic Acid
AWB
B/L
BATCH
BBC
BCC
BDR
BMI
BMJ
BOD
BP
BP5
BSE
BTC
CABAC
Calciferol
CAP
CARAN
CARE
CAS
CBA
CBDP
CBFA
CBO
CBW
CCM
CDC
CDD
CHF
CHW
CIDA
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
Action Contre le Faim (French NGO)
News agency (French)
WHO African Regional Office ( Brazzaville/Harare)
Appropr. Health Resource. and Technologies Action Group(UK)
Avian Influenza
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Active Learning Network for Accountability & Performance in
Humanitarian Action
Vit E
African Medical and Research Foundation
Ante Natal Care
African RC/RC Health Initiative 2010 (IFRC)
Acute Respiratory Infection
Asian Red Cross & Red Crescent AIDS Task force
Anti Retro Viral
Vit C (deficiency causes screwy)
Air Way Bill
Bill of Lading
a defined quantity of drugs produced in one single process
News agency (British)
Behaviour Change Communications
Blood donor Recruitment
Body Mass Index (used in nutrition assessment)
British Medical Journal
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Blood Programme
Fortified Food Biscuit
Bovine Spongiform Encephaly
Basic Training Course or delegates
Children Affected by Armed Conflict (IFRC)
Vit D
Consolidated Appeal Process (UN)
Caribbean HIV/AIDS Network of Red Cross National Societies
NGO
Co-operation Assistance Strategy (IFRC)
Comparative Bid Analysis (IFRC)
Community Based Disaster Preparedness (IFRC)
Community Based First Aid (IFRC)
Community based Organisation
Chemical and Biological Warfare
Country Coordinating Mechanism (GFATM)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in the US)
Control of Diarrhoeal Disease
Swiss Franc
Community Health Worker
Canadian International Development Agency
CIF
CIS
CNN
CNS
CO
COD
CRS
CSD 6
CSM
Cyanocobalamin
DAC
DALY
DANIDA
DART
DFID
DIC
DM
DMC
DMIS
DMO
DMPA
DMT
DNA
DOT
DOTS
DOTS+
DP
DPR
DPT
DREF
DSM
DVT
DWN
EAP
EC
EC
ECG
ECHO
ECRE
EEG
EIA
ELISA
EMLRWFO
EMRO
ENN
EoM
EPI
ERNA
ERU
ETA
Cost, Insurance and Freight (paid delivery at agreed destination)
Commonwealth of Independent States
News agency (American)
Central Nervous System
Community Organisation
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Catholic Relief Service (NGO)
Commission on Sustainable Development (session 6)
Corn Soya Milk blended food
Vit B12 (deficiency causes anaemia)
Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
Disability Adjusted Life Year, time lost due to sickness, death
Danish International Development Agency
Disaster Assessment and Response Team (Americas)
Department for International Development (British)
Disseminating Intra vascular Coagulation syndrome
Disaster Management
Disaster Management and Co-ordination ( IFRC Secr Division)
Disaster Management Information System (IFRC website)
District Medical Officer
Depot-Medroxy Progesterone Acetate, inj contraceptive
Disaster Management Training
Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
Directly Observed Treatment
directly observed short course TB treatment strategy
TB treatment strategy including multi resistant cases
Disaster Preparedness (IFRC)
Disaster Preparedness and Response (IFRC)
Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus (vaccine)
Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (IFRC)
Dried Skim Milk
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dried Whole Milk
Environmental ActionPlan
European Community
European Commission
Electro Cardio Gramme
European Community Humanitarian Office
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Electro Encephalo Gramme
Environment Impact Assessment
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (lab test for infections)
European Medium & Long Range Weather Forecasting System
WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (Cairo)
Emergency Nutrition Network
End of Mission
Expended Programme for Immunisation
European Red Cross/Red Crescent Network on HIV/AIDS
Emergency Response Units (IFRC)
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD
EU
EUR
EURO
F100
F75
FA
FACT
FAO
FFW
FGM
FIC
Estimated Time of Departure
European Union
Euro currency
WHO European Regional Office (Copenhagen)
Mix for rehabilitation of severe malnutrition (100kcal/100ml)
Mix for initial treatment of severe malnutrition (75kcal/100ml)
First Aid
Field Assessment and Co-ordination Team (IFRC)
Food and Agriculture Organisation
Food for Work
Female Genital Mutilation
Framework for International Co-operation
Folic Acid
FP
GAVI
GCBS
GDP
GENOME
GFATM
GIS
GMO
GMP
GMT
GNP
GNP+
GOAL
GP
GPS
GRP
GWP
GWSI
HDPE
H.E.L.P
HATD
Hb
HBC
HDI
HBV
HEM
HF
HIS
HIT
HIV
HMS
HP
HQ
HR
HRD
IA
a Vit B (causes anaemia)
Family Planning
Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunisation
Global Collaboration on Blood Safety
Gross Domestic Product
total genetic sum of all chromosomes in a body
Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria
Geographical Information System
Genetically Modified Organisms
Good Manufacturing Practice (WHO standard for prod. drugs)
Greenwich Mean Time
Gross National Product
Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Irish NGO
General Practitioner
Global Positioning System
Glass-fibre reinforced plastic
Global Water Partnership
International Federation Global Water & Sanitation Initiative
High Density Polyethylene
Humanitarian Emergency Assistance to Large Populations
Humanitarian Aspects of Technological Disasters
Haemoglobuline
Home Based Care
UN Human Development Index
Hepatitis B Virus
High Energy Milk (feeding mix with sugar, oil and milk)
High Frequency radio (long range)
Health Information System
Health Information Team (IFRC)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Health Monitoring System (IFRC software)
Hygiene Promotion
Head Quarters
Human Resources (IFRC)
Human Resource Development
Intra Abdominal (inj)
IAEA
IAPSO
IASC
IAWG
ICC
ICD
ICG
ICMC
ICRC
ICU
ICVA
ID
IDP
IDRL
IDU
IDWSSD
IEC
IFRC
IgG
IgM
IHL
IM
IMCI
IMF
INGO
INN
IOM
IPI
IRC
IRC
ISO
IT
ITDG
ITNs
ITU
IUD
IV
IWPR
IWRM
JD
JMP
KAP
Konzo
lcpd
LEMA
LIC
LLITNs
LRRD
LSHTM
M&E
International Atomic Energy Commission
Inter Agency Purchasing and Supply Organisation(UN)
UN Inter-agency Standing Committee
Inter Agency Working Group
Interagency Coordinating Committee (MoH/EPI)
International Classification of Diseases
Interagency Coordinating Group (WHO/meningitis)
International Catholic Migration Commission
International Committee of Red Cross
Intensive Care Unit
International Council of Voluntary Agencies
Intra Dermal (inj)
Internally Displaced Person
International Disaster Response Law
Injection Drug Users
International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade
Information Education and Communication
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Immunoglobulin G (slow reacting, long-lasting antibodies)
Immunoglobulin M (fast reacting, short lived antibodies)
International Humanitarian Law
Intra Muscular (inj)
Integrated Management of Child Health
International Monetary Fund
International Non Governmental Organisation
International Non-proprietary Names
International Organisation for Migration
Intermittent Presumptive Treatment (malaria)
International Rescue Committee (USA)
International Water and Sanitation Centre (The Netherlands)
International Organisation for Standardisation
Information Technology
Intermediate Technology Development Group
Insecticide Treated Nets
International Telecom Union
Intra Uterine Device
Intra Venous (inj)
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Integrated Water Resource Management
Job Description
Joint Monitoring Programme
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice
Neurological disease caused by consuming unprocessed cassava
litres per capita per day
Local Emergency Management Agency
Low Income Country
Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets
Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Monitoring and Evaluation
MCH
MDG’s
MDPE
MDR
Medivac
Menadione and others
MERLIN
MFA
mg/l
MMR
MoEd
MoH
MoU
MRI
MSF
MT
MTCT
MUAC
NBC
NCA
NEHK
NGO
Niacin
NIS
NORAD
Norplant
NS
NTU
O&M
OAS
OAU
OCHA
OD
ODI
OECD
ONS
OOT
ORS
ORT
OSOCC
OVC
PAHO
PACTOR
PADRU
PAHO
Panothenic Acid
PCM
Maternal and Child Health
UN Millennium Development Goals
Medium Density Polyethylene
Multi Drug Resistant (TB cases)
Medical evacuation
Vit K
UK based NGO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
milligrammes per litre
Measles/Mumps/Rubella ( vaccine)
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Memorandum of Understanding
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Médicins Sans Frontières
Metric Ton
Mother to Child Transmission (of HIV)
Mid Upper Circumference/Shakir strip (nutr assessm)
nuclear, biological and chemical
Norwegian Church Aid
New Emergency Health Kit (WHO)
Non Governmental Organisation
a Vit B (also called nicotinic acid, deficiency causes pellagra)
Newly Independent States (out of Soviet Union)
Norwegian Agency for Development
Progestin releasing contraceptive subcutaneous implant
National Society (IFRC)
Nephalometric Turbidity Units
Operation & Maintenance
Organisation of American States
Organisation of African Unity
Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Aid (UN)
Organisational Development (IFRC)
Overseas Development Institute
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Operational National Society (IFRC)
Ongoing Operational Traffic (com)
Oral Rehydration Salt/Solution
Oral Rehydration Treatment
On Site Operation Co-ordination Centre
Orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS
Pan-American Health Orgnaisation
Text over HF System (similar to e-mail)
Pan American Disaster Response Unit (IFRC)
Pan American Health Organisation
vit B5
Protein and Calorie Malnutrition
PDR
PEM
Performance Development Review (IFRC)
Protein Energy Malnutrition
PEP
PFA
PH
PHAST
PHC
PLWHA
PNS
PO
PoA
POW
ppm
PR
PRSP
PSF
PSP
PSP
PTCT
PTSD
PV
PVC
PVO
Pyridoxine
QMP
QMT
QUACK stick
R&R
RAN-WAC
RBM
RC/RC
RDRT
RedR
Retinol
RFU
RH
RhD+
Riboflavin
RLU
RRN
SAART
SAR
SARNHA
SC
SCF
SDC
SEARO
SFP
SGBV
SIDA
SMART
SOP
Post Exposure Prohylaxis (eg HIV exposure, IFRC/ICRC)
Psychological First Aid
Public Health
Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation
Primary Health Care
People Living With HIV/AIDS
Participating National Society (“donor society”)(IFRC)
Per Os, orally
Plan of Action
Prisoner of War
parts per million
Per Rectum
Poverty Reduction strategy paper / process
Pharmaceutic Sans Frontiers, Humanitarian NGO
Psychological Support Programme (IFRC)
Private Sector Participation
Parent To Child Transmission
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Per Vaginam
Poly Vinylchloride
Private Voluntary Organisation
Vit B6
Quality Management Programme (blood)
Quality Management Training (blood)
Nutr assessment method
Rest and Recreation (short leave) (IFRC)
Red Cross/Red Crescent AIDS Network for West & Central Africa
Roll Back Malaria
Red Cross/ Red Crescent (IFRC)
Regional Disaster Response Team (IFRC)
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief
Vit A ( deficiency causes blindness and other...)
Regional Finance Unit (IFRC)
Reproductive Health
Rhesus Antigen positive
Vit B2
Regional Logistics Unit (IFRC)
Relief and Rehabilitation Network
South Asia AIDS Regional Taskforce (IFRC)
Search and Rescue
South Asia Red Cross and Red Crescent Network on HIV/AIDS
Sub Cutanous (inj)
Safe the Children Fund
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
WHO South East Asia Regional Office (Manila)
Supplementary Feeding Programme
Sexual Gender Based Violence
Swedish International Development Agency
simple, measurable, achievable, relevant, time bound
Standard Operating Procedure
SPHERE
STD
STI
SWOT
Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities and Threat (analysis)
TA
TALC
TALL
TBA
TDR
TF
TFC
TFP
Thiamine
TL
ToR
ToT
UHF
UN
UNCDF
UNDAC
UNDP
UNEP
UNESCO
UNGASS
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNIDO
UNV
USAID
USCR
UTC
VCA
VCT
VHF
VIP
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
VNRBD
VWC
WatSan
WASH
Technical Assistance
Teaching Aids at Low Cost
Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning
Traditional Birth Attendant
programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
Task Force (IFRC)
Therapeutic Feeding Centre
Therapeutic Feeding Programme
Vit B1 (deficiency causes beriberi)
Team Leader (IFRC)
Terms of Reference
Training of Trainers
Ultra High Frequency radio (short range, in towns etc)
United Nations
UN Capital Development Fund
United Nation Disaster Assessment and Co-ordination Team
UN Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UN General Assembly Special Session
United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nation Children’s Fund
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
United Nations Volunteer
United States Agency for International Development
United States Committee for Refugees
Universal Time Co-ordinated
Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (IFRC)
Voluntary Counselling and Testing
Very High Frequency radio (medium range 6 - 12 kms)
Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine
Retinol (deficiency causes blindness and other..)
Thiamine (deficiency causes beriberi)
Riboflavin
Pantothenic Acid
Pyridoxine
Cyanocobalamin (deficiency causes anemia)
Ascorbic Acid (deficiency causes screwy)
Calciferol (deficiency causes rickets)
Alpha-tocopherol
Menadiaone and others
Voluntary, Non-Renumerated Blood Donation
Village water committee
Water and Sanitation
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
W/H
WB
WC
WCC
WEDC
WELL
WFP
WHO
WHO/EHA
WMD
WMO
WRM
WS
WS&S
WSSCC
WTO
WWC
WWF
Weight for Height
World Bank
Water closet (i.e. flush toilet)
World Council of Churches
Water Engineering and Development Centre
Water and Environment Health at London and Loughborough
World Food Programme
World Health Organisation
WHO, Emergency and Humanitarian Action
Weapons of Mass Destruction
World Meteorological Organisation
Water Resource Management
Water Supply
Water Supply & Sanitation
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
World Trade Organisation
World Water Council
World Water Forum (WW3 at Kyoto and WWF4 at Mexico)