| 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 |