APPENDIX E
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ABC abstinence/be faithful/use condoms
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ART antiretroviral therapy
ARV antiretroviral medication
CD4 cluster of differentiation 4
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COPRS Country Operational Plan and Reporting System
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
IOM Institute of Medicine
N/A not available
NIH National Institutes of Health
OGAC Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
OI opportunistic infection
PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
TB tuberculosis
UN United Nations
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNGASS United Nations General Assembly Special Session
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
USAID U.S. Agency for International Development
WHO World Health Organization