Acronyms
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.
Acronym | Definition |
ANM | Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (can run a subcenter) |
ASHA | Accredited Social Health Activist (treats patients in rural areas) |
CHC | Community Health Centre |
CHEW | Ethiopia's Community Health Extension Workers |
CHO | Community Health Officer |
CVHO | Cardiovascular Health Officer |
DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
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) |
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 |
WHO | World Health Organization |
