Partnership for Transforming Health Systems

BEOCs Basic Educational Opportunity Centre

BCC Behavioural Change Communication

BOQ Bill of Quantities

CAs Change Agents

CBOs Community Based Organizations

CEOC Commonwealth Educational Opportunity Centre

CMS Christian Missionary Society

COMPASS Community Participation for Action in the Social Sectors

CSO Civil Society Organization

D&E Deferral and Exemption

DfID Department for International Development

DHA District Health Authority

DHIS District Health Information System

DRF Drug Revolving Fund

EBC Early Bird clinic

EDP Essential Drugs Programme

ELSS Expanded Life Saving Skill

EOC Emergency Obstetric Care

FBO Faith-Based Organization

FCDA Federal Capital Development Authority

FHI Family Health International

FMoH Federal Ministry of Health

GLRA German Leprosy Relief Association

HAST HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

HCP Health Commodity Project

HERFON Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria

HMB Health Management Board

HMIS Health Management Information System

HSDP II Health Systems Development Project II (World Bank)

HSR Health Sector Reform

HSRP Health Sector Reform Programme

IEC Information, Education and Communication

IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

IPCC/IPC&C Interpersonal Communication and Counselling

ITN Insecticide-Treated Net

LG/LGA Local Government/Local Government Area (or Authority)

LGSC Local Government Service Commission

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MoH Ministry of Health

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

NAFDAC National Agency for Foods and Drugs Control and Administration

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

NHA National Health Accounts

NPHCDA National Primary Health Care Development Agency

NPOM National Planning and Operations Manager

NTA Nigerian Television Authority

OIC Officer-in-Charge

OPM Oxford Policy Management

ORT Oral Re-hydration Therapy

PATHS Partnership for Transforming Health Systems

PHC Primary Health Care

PPRHAA Peer Participatory Rapid Health Appraisal

QRI Quality Recognition Initiative

SEEDS State Empowerrment and Economic Development Strategy

SMI Safe Motherhood Initiative

SHC Secondary Health Care

SMoH State Ministry of Health

SHCG State Health Communication Group

SM Safe Motherhood

SLGP State and Local Government Programme

SIACC State Inter Agency Co-ordinating Committee

STL State Team Leader

SPO State Programme Officer

TB/DOTS Tuberculosis/Directly Observed Treatment Short Course

TMG Technical Management Group

TOT Training of Trainers

UNICEF` United Nations Children’s Fund

WB World Bank

WHO World Health Organization