Acronyms

Definitions for common acronyms you'll run into on the project

Please add new acronyms as you come across them. If you don't know what something means, please ask — there's no embarrassment in not knowing an acronym.

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