AIDS

ACQUIRED IMMUNO
DEFICIENCY
SYNDROMS

ARV
AIDS RELATED
VIRUS

ARV
ANTI RABIES
VACCINE

ADS
ANTI DIPTHERIA
SERUM

AHT
ANGMENTED
HISTAMINE TEST

ATS
ATI TETANUS
SERUM

ADD
ACUTE DIARRHOEAL
DISEASE

ACD
ACTIVE CASE
DETECTION

ANC
ANTI NATAL CARE

AMI
ANTIBODY
MEDICATED
IMMUNITY

ANP
APPLIED
NUTRITION
PROGRAMME

ARD
ACUTE
RESPIRATORY
DISEASE

ARD
ACUTE
RESPIRATORY
DISTRESS DISEASE

ABER
ANNUAL BLOOD
EXAMINATION
RESULT

APH
ANTI PARTUM
HAEMORRAGE

ABD
ARTHROPOD BORNE
DISEASES

ADL
ACTIVITIES DAILY
LIVINGS

API
ANNUAL PARASITE
INCIDENCE

ADHS
ADDITIONAL
DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH SERVICES

ANM
AUXILLIARY NURSE
MIDWIFE

ARI
ACUTE
RESPIRATORY
INFECTION

APH
ANTE PARTUM
HAEMORRHAGE

ANC
ANTE NATAL CARE

ART
ASSIST
REPRODUCTIVE
TECHNICS

ADS
AUTO DISABLED
SYRINGE

ARS
ANTI RABIES
SERUM

AIIMS
ALL INDIA
INSTITUTE OF
MEDICAL SCIENCES

BCG
BACILLUS
CALMATTE GUERIN

BDO
BLOCK
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICER

BMR
BASAL METABOLIC
RATE

BHC
BENZINE HEXA
CHLORIDE

BBT
BASAL BODY
TEMPERATURE

BFHI
BABY FRIENDLY
HOSPITAL
INITIATIVE

BOH
BAD OBSTETRICAL
HISTORY

BR
BIRTH RATE

BPNI
BREAST FEEDING
PROMOTION
NETWORK OF INDIA

BP
BLOOD PRESSURE

CC
CONTRACEPTIVE
CONDOMS

CSIR
COUNCIL OF
SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH

CFTRI
COUNCIL FOOD
TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE

CSWB
CENTRAL SOCIAL
WELFARE BOARD

CDPO
CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT OFFICER

CES
COVERAGE
EVALUATION
SYSTEM

CDD
CONTROL OF
DIARRHOEAL
DISEASES

CARE
CO-OPERATIVE FOR
AMERICAN RELIEF
EVERYWHERE

CSSM
CHILD SURVIVAL
AND SAFE
MOTHERHOOD

CHO
CENTRAL HEALTH
ORGANISATION

CHC
COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTRE

CCH
CENTRAL COUNCIL
OF HEALTH

CGHS
CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT
HEALTH SCHEME

CCM
CONVENTIONAL
CONTRACEPTIVE
METHOD

CDR
CRUDE DEATH RATE

CCEP
COLD CHAIN
EXPANDED
PROGRAMME

CES
COVERAGE
EVALUATION
SYSTEM

COPD
CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTION
PULMONARY
DISEASE

CBR
CRUDE BIRTH RATE

CNAA
COMMUNITY NEED
ASSESSMENT
APPROACH

CSW
COMMUNITY SEX
WORKER

CHD
CORONARY HEART
DISEASE

CTSCAN
COMPUTERISED
TOMOGRAPHIC
SCAN

D&C
DIALATION AND
QUARATAGE

DDT
DICHLORO
DIPHENYL
TRICHLOROETHANE

DDVP
DIMETHYL
DICHLORO VINYL
PHOSPHATE

DMO
DISTRICT MEDICAL
OFFICER

DTO
DISTRICT
TUBERCULOSIS
OFFICER

DMER
DIRECTOR OF
MEDICAL
EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH

DPH
DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC
HEALTH

DEC
DI-ETHYL
CARBAMIZINE

DPT
DIPTHERIA
PERTUSIS AND
TETANUS

DDS
DI-MONO DIPHENYL
SULPHONE

D&O
DANGEROUSAD
OFFENSIVE TRADE

DIO
DISTRICT
IMMUNIZATION
OFFICER

DHF
DENGUE
HAEORAGIC FEVER

DGHS
DIRECTOR GENERAL
OF HEALTH
SERVICES

DHS
DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH SERVICES

Dy.M.S
DEPUTY MEDICAL
SUPERINTENDENT

DEMO
DISTRI T
EDUCATION MEDIA
OFFICER

DMLO
DISTRICT MALARIA
OFFICER

DTU
DIARRHOEA
TREATMENT UNIT

DTS
DIARRHOEA
TREATMENT
SOLUTION

DDHS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF HEALTH
SERVICES

DLT
DISTRICT LAB
TECHNICIAN

DAC
DISTRICT AIDS CELL

DR
DEATH RATE

DLDS
DISTRICT LEVEL
DISEASE
SURVELLANCE

DDMO
DEPUTY DISTRICT
MEDICAL OFFICER

DPHN
DISTRICT PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE

DNO
DISTRICT NURSING
OFFICER

DOTS
DIRECTLY OBSERVED
TREATMENT WITH
SHORT COURSE
CHEMOTHERAPY

DNA
DEOXYRIBO
NUCLEIC ACID

DGO
DIPLOMA IN
GYNAECOLOGY

ESIS
EMPLOYEE STATE
INSURANCE
SCHEME

EPI
EXPANDED
PROGRAMME ON
IMMUNIZATION

ESP
ENVIRONMENT
SANITATION
PROGRAM

EC
ELIGIBLE COUPLE

FHAC
FAMILY HEALTH
AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN

FA
FIRST AID

FRCP
FELLOW OF THE
ROYAL COLLEGE OF
PHYSICIANS

FRCS
FELLOW OF THE
ROYAL COLLEGE OF
SURGEONS

GTT
GLUCOSE
TOLERANCE TEST

GOBI
G Growth Women
and Child
O Oral Rehydration
B Breast Feeding
I Immunization

GR
GROWTH RATE

GCT
GLUCOSE
CHALLENGE
TESTING

GIFT
GANNETE INTRA
FELOPIAN
TRANSFER

GATHER

G Greet
A Ask
T Talk
H Help
E Education
R - Review

GOBIFFF campaign
G Growth Chart Monitoring
O Oral Rehydration Therapy
B Breast Feeding
I Immunization against 6
diseases of EPI
F Fertility Control
F Female Education
F Food (ferrous)
Supplementation

GRR
GROSS
REPRODUCTION
RATE

HIV
HUMAN IMMUNO
DEFICIENCY VIRUS

HDD
HORMONE
DEFICIENCY
DISEASE

HBSA test
Hepatitis B
Surface Antigen Test

HI
HEALTH INSPECTOR

HS
HEALTH
SUPERVISOR

HAF
HOME AVAILABLE
FLUID

HPV
HUMAN PAPILOMA
VIRUS INFECTION

ICDS
INTEGRATED CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
SCHEME

ECT
ELECTRO
CONVULSIVE
THERAPY

ELISA
ENZYME LINKED
IMMUNO SORBENT
ASSAY

ES
ELIMENTARY
STATISTICS

ECG
ELECTRO CARDIO
GRAM

EDD
EXPECTED
DELIVERY DATE

ERIG
EQUINE RABBIES
IMMUOGLOBIN

EEG
ELECTRO
ENCEPHALOGRAM

ESR
ERYTHROSITE
SEDIMENTATION
RATE

FMW
FEMALE
MULTIPURPOSE
WORKER

FAO
FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL
ORANISATION

FWC
FAMILY WELFARE
CENTRE

FA
FIRST AID

FCI
FOOD
CORPORATION OF
INDIA

FTMO
FULL TIME MEDICAL
OFFICER

FRU
FIRST REFERRAL
UNIT

FLE
FAMILY LIFE
EDUCATION

IUD
INTRA UTERINE
DEVICE

ICN
INTERNATIONAL
COUNCIL OF
NURSES

IPPI
INTENSIFIED PULSE
POLIO
IMMUNIZATION

ISG
IMMUNE SERUM
GLOBIN

IGAT
INTERNATIONAL
UNION AGAINST
TUBERCULOSIS

IDD
IMMUNO
DEFICIENCY
SYNDROME

IRDP
INTEGRATED RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT

IPP
INDIA POPULATION
PROJECT

IVP
INTRA VENUS
PALIOGRAPHY

ILR
ICE LINED
REFRIGERATOR

IFDP
IRON AND FOLATE
DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAMME

ICCW
INDIAN COUNCIL
FOR CHILD
WELFARE

INP
IMPLEMENTATION
OF NATIONAL
PROGRAMME

IDD
IODINE DEFICIENCY
DISORDER

INH
ISO NICOTINIC
ACID HYDROXIDE

IP
INCUBATION
PERIOD

IRCS
INDIAN RED CROSS
SOCIETY

ILO
INTERNATIONAL
LABOUR
ORGANISATION

ICMR
INDIAN COUNCIL
OF MEDICAL
RESEARCH

IMR
INFANT MORTALITY
RATE

I
IMMUNIATION

IDD
IODINE DEFICIENCY
DISORDER

IRC
INDIAN NATIONAL
RED CROSS

IECM
INFORMATION,
EDUCATION,
COMMUNICATION
AND MOTIVATION

ICPD
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON
POPULATION
DEVELOPMENT

IPC
INTER PERSONAL
COMMUNICATION

IUGR
INTRA UTERINE
GROWTH
RETARDATION

IAP
INDIAN ACADEMY
OF PAEDIATRICS

IMS
INDIAN MEDICAL
SERVICE

IMA
I NDIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION

ICU
INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT

ICCU
ITENSIVE CARDIAC
CARE UNIT

IMCD
INTEGRATED
MOTHER AND CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES

JHI
JUNIOR HEALTH
INSPECTOR

JPHN
JUNIOR PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE

JE
JAPANEESE
ENCEPHALITIS

KSACS
KERALA STATE AIDS
CONTROL SOCIETY

KFD
KYASSANUR FOREST
DISEASE

KMC Act
KERALA MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION Act

LMP
LAST
MENSTRUATION
PERIOD

LHI
LADY HEALTH
INSPECTOR

LHS
LADY HEALTH
SUPERVISOR

LBW
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

LI
LEPROSY
INSPECTOR

LAM
LACTATION
AMINORO METHOD

LGV
LYMPHO
GRANULOMA
VENERON

LSD
LYSERGIC ACID DI
ETHYLAMIDE

MR
MORTALITY RATE

MR
MENSTRUAL
REGULATIONS

MBBS
BACHELOR OF
MEDICINE AND
BACHELOR OF
SURGERY

MMR
MUMPS MEASLES
RUBELLA

MMR
MATERAL
MORTALITY RATE

MCH
MATERNAL AND
CHILD HEALTH

MPW
MULTI PURPOSE
WORKER

MDMP
MID DAY MEAL
PROGRAMME

MNP
MINIMUM NEEDS
PROGRAMME

MBE
MILK BORN
EPIDEMIC

MTP
MEDICAL
TERMINATION OF
PREGNANCY

MHDD
MENTAL HEALTH
AND DRUG
DEPENDENCY

MDT
MULTI DRUG
THERAPY

MBD
MILK BORNE
DISEASES

MPA
MEDROXY
PROGESTERONE
ACETATE

MBC
MINIMUM
BACTERIOCIDAL
CONCENTRATION

MO
MEDICAL OFFICER

RIA
RADIO IMMUNE
ASSAY

RBC
RED BLOOD CELLS

RCH
REPRODUCTIVE
CHILD HEALTH

RBS
RANDOM BLOOD
SUGAR

RHS
RURAL HEALTH
SCHEME

RNTCP
REVISED NATIONAL
TUBERCULOSIS
CONTROL
PROGRAMME

RNA
RIBO NUCLEIC ACID

RNTCP
REVISED NATIONAL
TUBERCULOSIS
CONTROL
PROGRAMME

RNA
RIBO NUCELIC ACID

RCPA
RESEARCH CUM
PROJECT ACTION

RTI
REPRODUCTIVE
TRACT INFECTION

RT
RADICAL
TREATMENT

RMO
RESIDENT MEDICAL
OFFICER

STD
SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED
DISEASES

SFP
SUPPLEMENTARY
FEEDING
PROGRAMME

SET
SURVEY,
EDUCATION AND
TREATMENT

TCM
TECHNICAL
CORPORATION
METHOD

TT
TETANUS TOXOID

TPHA test
TRIPINA PARADIME
HAEM AGLUTINATION
TEST (SYPHILIS
CONFORMATION TEST)

TA
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANT

SIDA
SWEDEN
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY

SSS
SUGAR SALT
SOLUTION

SNID
SUB NATIONAL
IMMUNIZATION
DAY

SIRCH
SOCIETY FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF
REPRODUCTIVE
CHILD HEALTH

SCOVA
STATE COMMITTEE
ON VOLUNTARY
ACTON

SHA
SCHOOL HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION

SIV
SIMION IMMUNO
DEFICIENCY VIRUS

TFA
TARGET FREE
APPROACH

TOT
TRANS OVARIAN
TRANSMISSION

TAPP
TOXOID
ALUMINIUM
PHOSPHATE
PRECIPITATED

UIP
UNIVERSAL
IMMUNIZATION
PROGRAMME

USAID
UNITED STATES
AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

UNDP
UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME

UPP
UNIT PROPHYLAXIS
PROGRAMME

UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN
EMERGENCY FUND

UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS
FAMILY PLANNING
AGENCY

UTI
URINARY TRACT
INFECTIONS

UFC
UNDER FIVE CLINIC

UHT
ULTRA HIGH
TEMPERATURE

VCRC
VECTOR CONTROL
RESEARCH CENTRE

VDRL
VENERAL DISEASE
RESEARCH
LABORATORY

VHAI
VOLUNTARY HEALTH
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA

VPD
VACCINE
PREVENTABLE
DISEASES

VCTC
VOLUNTARY
COUNSELLING AND
TREATMENT CENTRE

VD
VINERAL DISEASE

VVM
VACCINE VIAL
MONITOR

WHO
WORLD HEALTH
ORGANISATION

WAC
WORLD AIDS
CAMPAIGN

WHA
WORLD HEALTH
ASSEMBLY

WCS
WATER CARRIAGE
SYSTEM

WBC
WHITE BLOOD
CELLS