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ACC/SCN |
Administrative Committee on Coordination (of the United
Nations)/Sub-Committee on Nutrition |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AGW |
Anganwadi worker (India) |
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AKU |
Aga Khan University |
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ANC |
Antenatal care |
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ANM |
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (India) |
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ARI |
Acute respiratory infection |
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AusAID |
Australian International Development Agency |
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BHA |
Butylated hydroxyanisole, an antioxidant used to prevent lipid
oxidation |
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BINP |
Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project |
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BFHI |
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (People's Republic of China
and Pakistan) |
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BMI |
Body mass index measured as weight (in kg) divided by height
(in m) squared. |
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CASD |
Community Action for Social Development (Cambodia) |
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CBC |
Communications for behavioural change |
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CBNC |
Community-based nutrition component (Bangladesh) |
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CDD |
Control of diarrhoeal disease |
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CF |
Conceptual Framework |
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CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
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CNC |
Community Nutrition Center (Bangladesh) |
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CNO |
Community Nutrition Organizer (Bangladesh) |
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CNP |
Community Nutrition Promoter (Bangladesh) |
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CNW |
Community Nutrition Worker (India) |
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CPCC |
National Programme of PEM Control for Vietnamese
Children |
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CRSP |
Collaborative Research Support Programme |
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DALYs |
Disability-adjusted life years |
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DPT |
Diphtheria-polio-tetanus immunization |
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DSD |
District Secretary's Division (Sri Lanka) |
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ELC |
Early Childhood Learning Centre |
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EPI |
Expanded Programme on Immunization |
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EU |
European Union |
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Fe |
Iron |
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FNB |
Food and Nutrition Board |
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FWA |
Family Welfare Assistant (Bangladesh) |
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GM |
Growth monitoring |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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HANDS |
Health and Nutrition Development Society (Pakistan) |
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HA |
Height-for-age |
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Hh |
Household |
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Hb |
Haemoglobin |
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HKI |
Helen Keller International |
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ICCIDD |
International Coordinating Committee on Iodine Deficiency
Disorders |
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ICDS |
Integrated Child Development Services (India) |
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ICRW |
International Center for Research on Women |
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ICMR |
Indian Council for Medical Research |
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IDECG |
International Dietary Energy Consultative Group |
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IDA |
Iron deficiency anaemia |
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IDD |
Iodine deficiency disorders |
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IEC |
Information-education-communication |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IMCI |
Integrated Management of Child Illness |
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INACG |
International Nutritional Anaemia Consultative Group |
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INCAP |
Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America y Panama |
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IQ |
Intelligence quotient |
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IRDP |
Integrated Rural Development Programme (India) |
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IU |
International Units |
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IUGR |
Intrauterine growth retardation |
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IUGR-LBW |
Refers to infant's born at term (>37 weeks) with LBW (see
below) |
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JRY |
Food-for-work scheme (India) |
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JFT |
Janasaviya Trust Fund (Sri Lanka) |
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LA |
Length-for-age |
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LBW |
Low birthweight |
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LHW |
Lady Health Worker (Pakistan) |
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LMP |
Last menstrual period |
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MCH |
Mother and child health |
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MICS |
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (UNICEF/Cambodia) |
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MIS |
Management information system |
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MOH |
Ministry of Health (Pakistan) |
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MOHFW |
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh) |
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NAS |
National Academy of Sciences (USA) |
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NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
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NDTF |
National Development Trust Fund (Sri Lanka) |
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NERP |
Nutritional Education and Rehabilitation Programme (Viet
Nam) |
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NFA |
National Food Authority (Philippines) |
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NGOs |
Nongovernmental organizations |
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NIDs |
National Immunization Days |
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NIDDEP |
National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Elimination Programme
(People's Republic of China) |
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NNMB |
National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau |
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NMMP |
National Mid-Day Meals Programme (India) |
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NNNCP |
National Nutritional Anaemia Control Programme
(India) |
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NNPA |
National Nutrition Plan of Action (Cambodia) |
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NRC |
National Research Council (USA) |
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NREP |
National Rural Employment Programme (India) |
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ORT |
Oral rehydration therapy |
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PAHO |
Pan-American Health Organization |
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PAR |
Population-attributable risk |
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PDS |
Public Distribution System (India) |
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PEM |
Protein-energy malnutrition |
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PHM |
Public Health Midwife (Sri Lanka) |
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PI |
Ponderal index |
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PNIP |
Participatory Nutrition Improvement Project (Sri
Lanka) |
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PRB |
Population Reference Bureau |
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RE |
Retinol Equivalent |
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RETA |
Regional Technical Assistance |
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RR |
Relative ratio |
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SGA |
Small-for-gestational-age |
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T3 |
Triiodothyronine |
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T4 |
Thyroxine |
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TB |
Tuberculosis |
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TBA |
Traditional birth attendant (Pakistan) |
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TGR |
Total goitre rate |
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TINP |
Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project |
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TPDS |
Targeted Public Distribution System (India) |
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TSH |
Thyroid stimulating hormone |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
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UNU |
United Nations University |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USI |
Universal salt iodization |
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VAC |
Vitamin A capsule |
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VAD |
Vitamin A deficiency |
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VDC |
Village Development Committee (Cambodia) |
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VAP |
Village Action Plan |
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WA |
Weight-for-age |
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WH |
Weight-for-height |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WL |
Weight-for-length |
