GLOSSARY OF COMMON ACRONYMS AND TERMINOLOGY IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

• ACHEST AFRICAN CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL
• ACSM ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
• AHAIC AFRICA HEALTH AGENDA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
• AHAP AFRICA HEALTH ACCOUNTABILITY PLATFORM
• AMNH AFRICA MEDIA NETWORK ON HEALTH
• ANC ANTE-NATAL CARE
• ARVs ANTIRETROVIRALS
• ASRH ADOLESCENT SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
• AtMP ACCESS TO MEDICINES PLATFORM
• AU AFRICAN UNION
• AYSRH ADOLESCENT AND YOUTH SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
• BCC BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION
• CBA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
• CBO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
• CDH COUNTY DIRECTOR OF HEALTH
• CEC COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER
• CEMD CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY TO MATERNAL DEATHS
• CFLA COUNTY FIRST LADIES ASSOCIATION
• CHMT COUNTY HEALTH MANAGEMENT TEAM
• CHS Bill COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES BILL
• CHV COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS
• CHW COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
• CIDP COSTED IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN
• CIP COSTED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
• CoG COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
• CPR CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE RATE
• CSE COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION
• CSO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
• DFH DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY HEALTH
• DPHK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS OF HEALTH IN KENYA
• ECP EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION PILL
• FBOS FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS
• FGM FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
• FP FAMILY PLANNING
• GBV GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
• GFF GLOBAL FINANCING FACILITY
• GOK GOVERNMENT OF KENYA
• HAI HEALTH ACTION INTERNATIONAL

HEALTH:

• HENNET HEALTH NGOS NETWORK
• HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
• HPO HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER
• HPU HEALTH PROMOTION UNIT
• HRH HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH
• HSAP HEALTH SYSTEMS ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP
• HSS HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING
• HWs HEALTH WORKERS
• ICC INTER-AGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE
• ICD INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES
• ICFP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FAMILY PLANNING
• IEC MATERIALS INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION MATERIALS
• IMCI INTERGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES
• IUCD INTRA UTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE
• IWD INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY
• KAPS SURVEY KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE SURVEY
• KDHIS KENYA DATA HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
• KDHS KENYA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY
• KEMSA KENYA MEDICAL SUPPLIES AUTHORITY
• KEPH KENYA ESSENTIAL PACKAGE FOR HEALTH
• KHSSP KENYA HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN
• KMPDU KENYA MEDICAL PRACTIONERS AND DENTISTS UNION
• KOGS KENYA OBSTETRICS AND GYNACOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION
• L&A LOBBY AND ADVOCACY
• LAPMS LONG ACTING AND PERMANENT METHODS (OF CONTRACEPTION)
• LARC LONG ACTING AND REVERSIBLE METHODS (OF CONTRACEPTION)
• LGBTQI LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX
• LMIS LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
• M&E MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• MCA MEMBER OF THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY
• MCH MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
• MCNH MATERNAL, CHILD AND NEONATAL HEALTH
• MDG MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• MeTA MEDICINES TRANSPARENCY ALLIANCE
• MMR MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
• MoFA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (DUTCH)
• MoH MINISTRY OF HEALTH
• MPDSR MATERNAL AND PERINATAL DEATHS SURVEILLANCE REPORT
• MSH MULTI-STAKE HOLDER
• MTR MID TERM REVIEW
• NCDs NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
• NGOS NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
• NHIF NATIONAL HOSPITAL INSURANCE FUND
• OOP OUT OF POCKET
• PBO ACT PUBLIC BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACT
• PEP POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS
• PNC POST NATAL CARE
• PrEP PRE EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS
• PWD PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY
• RH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
• RMHSU REPRODUCTIVE MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES UNIT
• RMNCAH REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEONATAL, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
• RTIs REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS
• SDG SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• SGBV SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
• SRH SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
• SRHC SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMODITIES
• SRHR SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS
• STIs SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
• SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREAT ANALYSIS
• TA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
• TFR TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
• ToC THEORY OF CHANGE
• TORs TERMS OF REFERENCE

TRANSFORMATION:

• TWG TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP
• UHC UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
• VCT VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING AND TESTING
• WHO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
• YFC YOUTH FRIENDLY CENTRES
• YFS YOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICES