Progress report African region 21 - Abbreviations
Abbreviations
| AACHRD | African Advisory Committee for Health Research and Development |
| AAR | after-action review |
| ACCCOS | African COVID-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study |
| ACT-A | Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator |
| AFENET | African Field Epidemiological Network |
| Africa CDC | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention |
| AFRIYAN | African Youth and Adolescent Network |
| Ag-RDT | antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test |
| AIRA | Africa Infodemic Response Alliance |
| ANC | antenatal care |
| AU | African Union |
| AVAT | African Vaccine Acquisition Trust |
| CADMEF | African Conference of Deans of French-speaking Faculties of Medicine |
| CEPI | Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations |
| CMH | child and maternal health |
| COVAX | The vaccines pillar of the ACT-A |
| DRM | disaster risk management |
| ECHO | European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Centre |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Team |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Gavi | the vaccine Alliance |
| GIS | geographic information system |
| Global Fund | Global Fund to Fight Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS |
| HHA | Harmonization for Health in Africa |
| IAR | intra-action review |
| IAZ | Initiative for the Afro-Zone |
| IFRC | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| IDSR | Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response |
| IHR | International Health Regulations |
| IMS | incident management system |
| IPC | infection prevention and control |
| ISTs | intercountry support teams |
| KAP | knowledge, attitudes and practices |
| KPIs | key performance indicators |
| MoH | ministry of health |
| NCDs | noncommunicable diseases |
| NTDs | neglected tropical diseases |
| O² | oxygen |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PHC | primary health care |
| PHE | public health emergency |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| RADAR | Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response |
| RCCE | risk communication and community engagement |
| REPONGAC | Regional network of active NGOs for Central African Countries |
| RMNCAH | reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health |
| RRT | Rapid Response Team |
| SC | Steering Committee |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SPRP | Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan |
| SITREP | situation report |
| UHC | universal health coverage |
| UNECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| UNHCR | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNITAR | United Nations Institute for Training and Research |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WHO-AFR | World Health Organization in the African Region |
| WHO AFRO | World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa |
| WHOCO | World Health Organization country office |
| WR | WHO Representative |
