ABBREVIATIONS
AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AMREF: African Medical Research Foundation
ARI: Acute Respiratory Infections
ARV: Antiretrovirals
BRAC: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
DFID: Department for International Development (UK)
DOTS: Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course
EPI: Expanded Programme on Immunization
GAVI: The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GATB: Global Alliance for TB Drug Development
HIPC: Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IAVI: The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IMCI: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
IPPA: The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa
ITN: Insecticide Treated Nets
MEC: Massive Effort Campaign 		MMV: Medicines for Malaria Venture NGO: Nongovernmental Organization
ORT: Oral Rehydration Therapy
PHC: Primary Health Care
RBM: Roll Back Malaria
SEAMEO: The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections
STB: Stop TB Initiative
TB: Tuberculosis
UN: United Nations
UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDP: United Nations Development Fund
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
USAID: United States Agency for International Development
WB: World Bank
WHO: World Health Organization

PROJECT OVERSIGHT Elil Renganathan
PROJECT MANAGERS Agnès Leotsakos and Ntombekhaya Matsha
WRITING COMMITTEE Everold Hosein, Kraig Klaudt, Agnès Leotsakos and Adrea Mach
EDITORIAL ADVISORS David Heymann, Kraig Klaudt and Maria Neira
EDITORIAL SUPPORT Zetta Hashiotis
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Carla Abou-Zahr, Jim Akre, Yves Bergevin (UNICEF), Anjana Bhushan, Keith Carter, Mariam Claeson (World Bank), Peggy Creese, Chris Dye, Mohamed A. Elmi, Michael Eriksen, José Esparza, David Evans, Bernardus Ganter, Gudmund Hernes and Anna Maria Hoffmann (UNESCO) , Yvan Hutin, Antoine Kaboré, Vijay Kumar, Lianne Kuppens, Jon Liden, Suman Mehta and Lindsay Edouard (UNFPA), Bernard Nahlen, Gilles Poumerol, Elil Renganathan (convener), Akihiro Seita, Johannes Sommerfeld, and Neff Walker (UNAIDS)
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INPUT Jorn Heldrup, Ian Smith, Sergio Spinaci and Claudia Stein
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Mary Kay Kindhauser, Ntombekhaya Matsha, Asiya Odugleh, Iain Simpson and Dick Thompson
EDITOR Mary Vallanjon
PRODUCTION SUPPORT Connie Calvert, Hayet Souissi and Kim Wishard
WEB DESIGN Daniel Hostettler & Tristan Boy de la Tour, Imagic
PHOTOGRAPHS WHO, Polio, TDR, UN and UNAIDS photo libraries, Jad Davenport, Gary Hampton, Mike Nathan and Prisma

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