AB Abstain, Be faithful
ABC Abstain, Be faithful, and, as appropriate, correct and consistent use of Condoms
AEI African Education Initiative
ANC Antenatal clinic
ART Antiretroviral treatment
ARV Antiretroviral drug
CCM Country coordinating mechanism
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COP Country Operational Plan
COPRS Country Operational Plan and Reporting System
CY Calendar year
DBS Dried blood spot
DfID Department for International Development (U.K.)
DoD Department of Defense (U.S.)
DOT Directly observed therapy
FBO Faith-based organization
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FY Fiscal year
HHS Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
HMIS Health management information system
HRSA Health Resource and Services Administration
IAVI International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
IDU Injecting drug user
IOM Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
M&E Monitoring and evaluation
MIS Management information systems
MoH Ministry of Health
NGO Non-governmental organization
NIH National Institutes of Health
NPI New Partners Initiative
OGAC Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
OI Opportunistic infection
OVC Orphans and vulnerable children
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PEP Post-exposure prophylaxis
PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan)
PLWHA People living with HIV/AIDS
PMTCT Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
SI Strategic information
STI Sexually transmitted infection
TB Tuberculosis
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USG United States Government
WHO World Health Organization