Second Urban Primary Health Care Project

Local Government Division, Ministry of LGRD & Cooperatives

Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh

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Abbreviations
ADB: Asian Development Bank
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ANC: Antenatal Care
ARI: Acute Respiratory Infection
ASKS: Annanya Samaj Kallyan Sangostha
BAPSA: Bangladesh Associationfor Prevention of SepticAbortion
BCC: Behavior Change Communication
BCCM: Behavior Change Communication & Marketing
BRAC: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
BWHC: Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition
CCC: Chittagong City Corporation
CCCHD: Chittagong City Corporation Health Department
CCHD: City Corporation Health Department
CDD: Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases
CHV: Community Healrh Volunteer
CHW: Community Health Worker
CMC: City Maternity Center
CWM: Clinical Waste Management
DCC: Dhaka City Corporation
DCCHD: Dhaka City Corporation Health Department
DE&C: Dilatation, Evacuation & curettage
DFID: Departmentfor International Development
DOTS: Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse
ECD: Early Childhood Development
EOC: Emergency Obstetric Care
EPI: Expanded Programon Immunization
ESP: Essential Service Package
FGD: Focus Group Discussion
FP: Family Planning
GoB: Government of Bangladesh
HEC: Health Entitlement Card
HEPF: Healthand Environment PromotionForum
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMIS: Health Management Information Services / System
HMN: Health Matrix Network
HNPSP: Health Nutritionand Population SectorProgram
HPSP: Healthand Population Sector Program
ICDDR,B: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
ICMH: Institute of Childand Mother Health
IEC: Information Education Communication
IPC: Inter Personnel Communication
ISI: Integrated Supervisory Instrument
IUD: Intra Uterine Device
KAP: Knowledge Attitudeand Practice
KCC: Khulna City Corporation
KMSS: Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha
LCC: Limited Curative Care
LGD: Local Government Division
MadMHD: Madhabdi Municipality Health Department
MCH: Maternaland Child Health
MFSTC: Mohammadpur Fertility Servicesand Training Center
MIS: Management Information System
MoHFW: Ministryof Healthand Family Welfare
MoLGRD&C: Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives
MoU: Memorandum of Understanding
MR: Menstrual Regulation
MSCS: Marie Stopes Clinic Society
NGO: Non-Government Organization
NID: National Immunization Day
NIPORT: National Institute of Population Researchand Training
NIPSOM: National Institute of Preventiveand Social Medicine
NM: Nari Maitree
NNT: Neonatal Tetanus
NSV: Non-Scalpel Vasectomy
NTP: National Tuberculosis Control Program
NVD: Normal Vaginal Delivery
OGSB: Obstetricaland Gynecological Society of Bangladesh
OR: Operational Research
ORS: Oral Dehydration Solution
OT: Operation Theater
PA: Partnership Area
PAC: PostAbortion Care
PEC: Primary Eye Care
PECC: Primary Eye Care Center
PHC: Primary Health Care
PHCC: Primary Health Care Center
PIU: Project Implementation Unit
PM: Project Manager
PMO: Project Management Office
PMU: Project Management Unit
PNC: Post Natal Care
PP: Project Proforma
PSKP&PPS: Progoti Samaj Kallyan Protisthan & Paribar Porikalpana Songstha
PSTC: Population Servicesand Training Center
QoC: Quality of Care
QPR: Quarterly Performance Report
RCC: Rajshahi City Corporation
RH: Reproductive Health
RRP: Reportand Recommendationstothe President
RTI: Reproductive TractInfection
SES: Socio Economic Status
SGS: Southarn Gono-unnayan Songstha
SIDA: Swedish International Development CooperationAgency
SM: Safe Motherhood
SPO: Service Promotion Organizer
STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease
STI: Sexually Transmitted Infection
TB: Tuberculosis
TBA: Traditional Birth Attendant
ToT: Training of Trainers
TT: Tetanus Toxoid
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
UPHCP: Urban Primary Health Care Project
UTPS: Unity Through Populationservices
VAW: Violence Against Women
VCCTC: Voluntary Counseling & Confidential Testing Center
WHO: World Health Organization