|
AIDS
|
acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
|
BCG
|
anti-tuberculosis vaccine |
|
CEDAW
|
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women |
|
DHS
|
Demographic and Health Surveys |
|
DPT
|
combined diphtheria/pertussis (whooping cough)/tetanus vaccine |
|
EU
|
European Union |
|
GNP
|
gross national product |
|
HIV
|
human immunodeficiency virus |
|
ICRW
|
International Center for Research on Women |
|
NGO
|
non-governmental organization |
|
ODA
|
official development assistance |
|
OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
|
ORS/ORT
|
oral rehydration salts/oral rehydration therapy |
|
STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
|
TB |
tuberculosis |
|
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
|
UNESCO
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
|
UNICEF
|
United Nations Children's Fund |
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization |
