GAVI - The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

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A
ADC Accelerated Disease Control Initiatives
ADIPs Accelerated Development and Introduction Plans
Annual Progress Report
Antigen
AD syringes Auto-disable syringes
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B
Birth cohort
Bridge Financing
Buffer stock
BOD Burden of disease
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C
Cold chain
Conjugate vaccine
Country Support Process
CVI The Children’s Vaccine Initiative
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D
DTP3 Three doses of Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
DTaP Diphtheria, Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis vaccine
DTwP Diphtheria, Tetanus, whole cell Pertussis Vaccine
DQA Data Quality Audit
DQS Data Quality Self Assessment
DCVMN Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturers Network
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E
Eligible country
EPI Expanded Program on Immunization
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F
FSP Financial Sustainability Plan
Front-loaded investment
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G
GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
GAVI Added Value
GAVI Principles
GAVI Strategic Framework
GAVI WP GAVI Work Plan
GIVS Global Immunization Vision and Strategy
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H
hep B or HB Hepatitis B
Hib Haemophilus influenzae type b
HPV Human papillomavirus
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I
ISS Immunization services support
Inactivated vaccine
INS Injection safety
ICC Inter-agency Coordinating Committee
IFF International Finance Facility
IFFIm International Finance Facility for Immunization
IFFIm Co
IC Investment Case
ICF Investment Case Framework
Investment Case Guidelines
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J
JE Japanese Encephalitis
JRF Joint Reporting Form
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L
Live attenuated virus vaccines
LICUS Low Income Countries under Stress
Lyophilized vaccine
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M
MNT Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
MNTE Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination
MTEF Medium term expenditure framework
Meningococcal A/C conjugate vaccine
MVP The Meningitis Vaccine Project
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
Monodose
Monovalent vaccine
MYP Multi Year Plan for Immunization
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N
NIDs National Immunization Days
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P
Pentavalent vaccine
Performance based grants
Phase 1
Phase 2
Pneumo ADIP
PRSC Poverty Reduction Strategy Credits
PRSP Poverty reduction strategy paper
Pull mechanisms
Push mechanisms
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R
Hib RAT Hib Rapid Assessment Tool
RED Reach Every District
RVP Rotavirus Vaccine Program
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S
Safety boxes
SWAp Sector Wide Approach
“Shares”
Stockpile
SIA Supplemental Immunization Activities
SWB System-wide barriers
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T
Tetravalent
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U
Under-used Vaccines
Universal Childhood Immunization
Uni-jectTM
User fees
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V
VFTA or TA Vaccine Fund Trust Account at UNICEF (sometimes referred to as UNICEF Trust Account)
VF or TVF The Vaccine Fund
VPD Vaccine Preventable Diseases
VPP Vaccine Provision Project
VVM Vaccine vial monitors
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Y
YF Yellow Fever
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The GAVI glossary is an evolving document, seeking to provide a convenient reference for terms and concepts central to GAVI's work and immunization in general. It is a work in progress and additions and corrections are welcomed. To request a term be added, or if you have any suggestions or feedback, please write to gavi@unicef.org

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