Glossary
ACC/SCN
Administrative Committee on Coordination/
Subcommittee on Nutrition
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALIM
Latin American Millers Association
ARI
acute respiratory infections
BFHI
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
BRAC
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
CSD
Child Survival and Development Programme (Tanzania)
ECLAC
Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations
GDP
gross domestic product
GMP
growth monitoring and promotion
GNP
gross national product
HANDS
Health and Nutrition District Support (Tanzania)
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
ICCIDD
International Council for the Control of Iodine
Deficiency Disorders
IDD
iodine deficiency disorders
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IMF
International Monetary Fund
INCAP
Institute of Nutrition of Central America and
Panama
IQ
intelligence quotient
MCR
Medical Research Council (UK)
MI
Micronutrient Initiative (Canada)
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NGO
non-governmental organization
ODA
official development assistance
ORS
oral rehydration salts
ORT
oral rehydration therapy
PEM
protein-energy malnutrition
U5MR
under-five mortality rate
UN
United Nations
UNAIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNHCR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
USAID
United States Agency for International
Development
WABA
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
WFP
World Food Programme
WHO
World Health Organization
Note: All dollars are US dollars. |
