| AAR | After action review |
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| AEFI | Adverse event following immunization |
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| AMC | Antimicrobial consumption |
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| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
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| AMS | Antimicrobial stewardship |
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| AMU | Antimicrobial use |
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| AST | Antibiotic susceptibility testing |
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| BTWC | Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention |
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| CBO | Community based organization |
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| CHV | Community health volunteer |
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| CHW | Community health worker |
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| CPE | Continuing professional education |
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| CSO | Civil society organization |
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| DRR | Disaster risk reduction |
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| EBS | Event-based surveillance |
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| EDRM | Emergency and disaster risk management |
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| EHS | Essential health services |
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| EMT | Emergency medical team |
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| EOC | Emergency operations centre |
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| EPHF | Essential public health functions |
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| EWAR | Early warning alert and response |
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| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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| FETP | Field epidemiological training program |
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| FETPV | Field epidemiological training program for veterinarians |
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| GLASS | Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System |
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| GOARN | Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network |
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| HCAI | Health care acquired infection |
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| HEPR | Health emergency prevention, preparedness, response and resilience |
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| HSP | Hospital Safety Programme |
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| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
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| IAR | Intra-action review |
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| IBS | Indicator-based surveillance |
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| IHR | International Health Regulations |
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| IHR | MEF International Health Regulations Monitoring & Evaluation Framework |
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| IM | Incident management |
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| IMS | Incident management system |
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| InFARM | FAO Antimicrobial resistance monitoring |
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| INFOSAN | International Food Safety Authorities Network |
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| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
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| IPC | Infection prevention and control |
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| IPCAF | Infection prevention and control assessment framework |
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| IPCAT | Infection prevention and control assessment tool |
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| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
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| IT | Information technology |
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| JEE | Joint external evaluation |
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| LIMS | Laboratory information management system |
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| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation |
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| MCV1 | Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose |
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| MDRO | Multidrug resistant organism |
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| MEF | Monitoring and evaluation framework |
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| MHPSS | Mental health and psychosocial support |
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| MoU | Memorandum of understanding |
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| NAP | National action plan |
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| NAPHS | National action plan for health security |
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| NCC | National coordinating centre |
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| NFP | National focal point |
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| NGO | Nongovernmental organization |
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| OPCW | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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| PFM | Public financing mechanism |
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| PHC | Primary health care |
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| PHEIC | Public health emergency of international concern |
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| PHEOC | Public health emergency operations centre |
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| PHSM | Public health and social measures |
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| POCT | Point of care testing |
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| PoE | Points of entry |
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| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
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| PVS | Performance of Veterinary Services |
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| R&D | Research and development |
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| RCCE | Risk communication and community engagement |
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| RD&I | Research, development and innovation |
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| RRA | Rapid risk assessment |
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| RRT | Rapid response team |
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| SimEx | Simulation exercises |
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| SOP | Standard operating procedure |
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| SPAR | IHR State Party self-assessment annual reporting tool |
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| STAR | Strategic tool for assessing risk |
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| ToR | Terms of reference |
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| TrACSS | Tripartite AMR Country Self-Assessment Survey |
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| UHC | Universal health coverage |
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| VPD | Vaccine-preventable disease |
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| WAHIS | WOAH-World Animal Health Information System |
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| WASH | Water, sanitation and hygiene |
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| WASH | FIT Water and sanitation for health facility improvement tool |
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| WHA | World Health Assembly |
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| WHO | World Health Organization |
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| WOAH | World Organisation for Animal Health (previously OIE) |
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