ABBREVIATIONS USED

24/7 - 24 hours a day and 7 days a week EPI - Expanded Program on Immunization
ABER - Annual Blood Examination Rate FBNC - Facility-Based Newborn Care
ACDPO - Assistant Child development Project FCS - Food and Civil Supply
Officer FHS - Female Health Supervisor
ACT - Artesunate Combined Therapy FHW - Female Health Worker
AD Syr. - Auto-Disable Syringe FHW - Female Health Worker
AFP - Acute Flaccid Paralysis FPAI - Family Planning Association of India
AIDS - Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome FRU - First Referral Unit
AIIHPH - All India Institute of Hygiene and Public FTD - Fever Treatment Depot
Health FW - Family Welfare
AIR - All India Radio GDP - Gross Domestic Product
ANC - Ante Natal Care GNM - General Nurse Midwife
ANM - Auxiliary Nurse Midwife GoI - Government of India
API - Annual Parasite Incidence H2S - Hydrogen Sulphide
ARI - Acute Respiratory Infection HBNC - Home-Based Newborn Care
ARSH - Adolescents’ Reproductive and Sexual Hd - Human-dwelling
Health Hdqs. - Headquarters
ASHA - Accredited Social Health Activist HFW - Health and Family Welfare
A-V - Audio- Visual HIV - Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus
AWH - Anganwadi Helper HLY - Half Yearly
AWW - Anganwadi Worker HMIS - Health Management Information System
AYUSH - Ayurved, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Hosp. - Hospital
Siddha, Homeopathy HQ - Headquarters
B/F - Breast Feeding HRD - Human Resource Development
BCC - Behavioural Change Communication HRP - High Risk Pregnancy
BCG - Bacillus Calmette and Guerrin ICDS - Integrated Child Development Services
BEE - Block Extension Educator ICMR - Indian Council of Medical Research
Bl. - Blood IDSP - Integrated Disease Surveillance Program
BPL - Below Poverty Line IE - Imphal East
BPL - Below Poverty Line IEC - Information, Education and Communication
BPNI - Breast-Feeding Promotion Network of India IFA - Iron and Folic Acid
BPR - Bishnupur ILR - Ice-Lined Refrigerator
BSC - Blood Slide Collection IMCP - Intensified Malaria Control Program
C/S - Caesarean Section IMEP - Infection Management and Environmental
Catop - Cataract Operation Plan
CBO - Community-Based Organization IMNCI - Integrated management of Newborn and
CBR - Crude Birth Rate Childhood Illnesses
CC - Contraceptive Condom IMR - Infant Mortality Rate
CCP - Churachandpur IPC - Inter-Personal Communication
CDL - Chandel IPHS - Indian Public Health Standards
CDPO - Child Development Project Officer IRS - Indoor Residual Spray
CDR - Crude Death Rate ITBN - Insecticide-Treated Bed-Net
CEmOC - Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care IUD - Intra Uterine Device
CHC - Community Health Centre IW - Imphal West
CME - Continuing Medical Education IYCF - Infant and Young Child Feeding
CMO - Chief Medical Officer JE - Japanese Encephalitis
CSS - Centrally Sponsored Scheme JNH - Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital
Cu-T - Copper T JSB - Jaswant Singh and Bhattacharjee
CV - Community Volunteer JSY - Janani Suraksha Yojana
DA - Daily Allowance LACHUA - Lamding Cherapur Unani Association
DDC - Drug Distribution Centre LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
DDK - Door Darshan Kendra LHV - Lady Health Visitor
DDM - District Data Manager LMO - Lady Medical Officer
DEMO - District Extension Media Officer LT - Laboratory Technician
Dept. - Department M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation
DF - Deep Freezer MACS - Manipur AIDS Control Society
DFM - District Finance Manager Maint. - Maintenance
DFWO - District Family Welfare Officer MAP - Malaria Action Plan
DH - District Hospital MCH - Maternal and Child Health
DHAP - District Health Action Plan MDT - Multi-Drug Therapy
DIO - District Immunization Officer MIES - Management Information and Education
DLHS - District Level Household Survey System
DMO - District Malaria Officer MMR - Maternal Mortality Ratio
DoNER - Development of North-Eastern Region MMU - Mobile Medical Unit
DOTS - Directly Observed Treatment Short MNGO - Mother Non Governmental Organization
Coursed MO - Medical Officer
DP - Developmental Partner MoHFW - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
DPM - District Program Manager MoU - Memorandum of Understanding
DPMU - District Program Management Support Unit MPW - Multi-Purpose Worker
DPMU - District Program Management Unit MSF - Medicins Sans frontier
DPT - Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus Msls. - Measles
DQAC - District Quality Assurance Committee MTP - Medical Termination of Pregnancy
DTC - District Tuberculosis Centre MTS - Malaria Technical Supervisor
DTO - District Tuberculosis Officer MVA - Manual Vacuum Aspiration
EAG - Empowered Action Group NBCC - New-Born Care Corner
EC - Eligible Couple NE - North East
ECP - Emergency Contraceptive Pill NFHS - National Family Health Survey
EDPT - Early Diagnosis and Prompt Treatment NGCP - National Goitre Control Program
EmOC - Emergency Obstetric Care NGO - Non Governmental Organization
ENBC - Essential Newborn Care NHSRC - National Health Systems Resource Centre
NICD - National Institute of Communicable RMP - Registered Medical Practitioner
Diseases RNTCP - Revised National Tuberculosis Control
NID - National Immunization Day Program
NIDDCP - National Iodine Deficiency Disorders RRC - Regional Resource Centre
Control Program RTI - Reproductive Tract Infection
NIHFW - National Institute of Health and Family S/N - Staff Nurse
Welfare SACS - State AIDS Control Society
NLCPR - Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources SBA - Skilled Birth Attendance
NLEP - National Leprosy Elimination Program SC - Scheduled Caste
NMBS - National Maternity Benefit Scheme SDH - Sub-District Hospital
NPPCD - National Program on Prevention and SDM - State Data Manager
Control of Deafness SFM - State Finance Manager
NPSP - National Polio Surveillance Program SFM - State Finance Manager
NRC - Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre SIP-EC - Sectoral Investment Plan under European
NRHM - National Rural Health Mission Commission
NSP - New Smear Positive SMD - State Mission Director
NSV - No Scalpel Vasectomy SMO - Senior Medical Officer
NVBDCP - National Vector Borne Disease Control SoE - Statement of Expenditure
Program SPA - Special Plan Assistance
OCP - Oral Contraceptive Pill SPCC - State Program Coordination Committee
OHP - Over-Head Projector SPIP - State Program Implementation Plan
OPV - Oral Polio Vaccine SPM - State Program Manager
ORS - Oral Re-hydration Solution SPMSU - State Program Management Support Unit
OT - Operation Theatre SPMU - State Program Management Unit
p.m. - Per Month SPR - Slide Positivity Rate
PA - Public Addressal SPT - Senapati
PcPNDT - Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic SQAC - State Quality Assurance Committee
Technique Prevention Act SRS - Sample Registration Survey
PDS - Public Distribution System ST - Scheduled Tribe
Pf - Plasmodium falciparum STI - Sexually Transmitted Infection
PG - Post Graduate T - Type
Pharm. - Pharmacist TA - Travel Allowance
PHC - Primary Health Centre TB - Tuberculosis
PHED - Public Health Engineering Department TBA - Traditional Birth Attendant
PHN - Public Health Nurse TBL - Thoubal
PHRN - Public Health Resource Network TFR - Total Fertility Rate
PHSC - Primary Health Sub-Centre TML - Tamenglong
PIP - Program Implementation Plan TNMSC - Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation
PNC - Post Natal Care Trg. - Training
POL - Petrol Oil and Lubricants TT - Tetanus Toxoid
PPP - Public Private Partnership TU - Tuberculosis Unit
PPPC - Post Partum Program Centre TV - Television
PPTCT - Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission U - Urban
PRI - Panchayati Raj Institution U/F - Untied Fund
Proc. - Procurement UC - Utilization Certificate
PS - Peripheral Smear UFWC - Urban Family Welfare Centre
Pvt. - Private UHC - Urban Health Centre
PW - Pregnant Woman UKL - Ukhrul
PWD - Public Works Department ULCP - Urban Leprosy Control Program
QAC - Quality Assurance Committee UMS - Urban Malaria Scheme
R - Rural UPS - Un-interrupted Power Supply
RCH - Reproductive and Child Health VHND - Village Health and Nutrition Day
RD Kit - Rapid Diagnostic Kit VHSC - Village Health and Sanitation Committee
RH & FWTC - Regional Health and Family Welfare Vit. A - Vitamin A
Training Centre VPD - Vaccine Preventable Disease
RI - Routine Immunization WCD - Women and Child Development
RIMS - Regional Institute of Medical Sciences ZP - Zilla Parishad
RKS - Rogi Kalyan Samiti

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