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# Acronyms

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### Acronyms

| **Acronym**    | **Definition**                                                                                                         |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A5/A10         | Amlodipine 5 mg, Amlodipine 10 mg                                                                                      |
| ANM            | Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (can run a subcenter)                                                                          |
| ASHA           | Accredited Social Health Activist (treats patients in rural areas)                                                     |
| CBAC           | Community-Based Assessment Checklist                                                                                   |
| CC             | Community Clinic                                                                                                       |
| CDSS or CDS    | Clinical Decision Support System                                                                                       |
| CHC            | Community Health Centre                                                                                                |
| CHEW           | Ethiopia's Community Health Extension Workers                                                                          |
| CHO            | Community Health Officer                                                                                               |
| CVHO           | Cardiovascular Health Officer                                                                                          |
| DM             | Diabetes Mellitus                                                                                                      |
| EHCI           | Ethiopia Hypertension Control Initiative                                                                               |
| FHIR           | "Fire" interoperability standard (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)                                          |
| FMoH           | Federal Ministry of Health                                                                                             |
| HCD            | Human-centered design                                                                                                  |
| HCW            | Healthcare worker (e.g. nurse, doctor, pharmacist)                                                                     |
| HIT            | Health Information Technology                                                                                          |
| HTN            | Hypertension                                                                                                           |
| GoI            | Government of India                                                                                                    |
| ICMR           | Indian Council of Medical Research                                                                                     |
| IHCI           | Indian Hypertension Control Initiative (new name of IHMI)                                                              |
| IHMI           | Indian Hypertension Management Initiative                                                                              |
| IPM            | Iteration Planning Meeting                                                                                             |
| MoH            | Ministry of Health                                                                                                     |
| NCD            | Noncommunicable Disease (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, cancers)                                                         |
| NCD Corner     | A in-hospital clinic focused on hypertension and diabetes                                                              |
| NHF Bangladesh | National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh                                                                                |
| NORAD          | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation                                                                           |
| NPCDCS         | National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke (India-based Program) |
| PAHO           | Pan American Health Organization (WHO for Latin America)                                                               |
| PHC            | Primary Health Center                                                                                                  |
| RTSL           | Resolve To Save Lives                                                                                                  |
| SAD            | Slum Area Dispensary                                                                                                   |
| SC             | Subcentre                                                                                                              |
| SDH            | Sub-District Hospital                                                                                                  |
| STS            | Senior Treatment Supervisor                                                                                            |
| UHC            | Upazila Health Complex (Bangladesh's equivalent of an Indian District Hospital)                                        |
| UPHC           | Urban Primary Health Center                                                                                            |
| USAD           | Urban Slum Area Dispensary                                                                                             |
| VS or Vital    | Vital Strategies, previously the parent of Resolve to Save Lives                                                       |
| WHO            | World Health Organization                                                                                              |


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