The Implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness ...
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List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations<br />
ARI………………………… acute respiratory infection<br />
CHAM…………………….. Christian Health Association <strong>of</strong> Malawi<br />
CI…………………………... confidence interval<br />
CO…………………………. Clinical Officer<br />
HC…………………………. health centre<br />
HIV/AIDS………………… Human Immunodeficiency Virus/<br />
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome<br />
ICEIDA……………………. Icelandic International Development Agency<br />
IMCI……………………….. <strong>Integrated</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> <strong>Illness</strong><br />
MA…………………………. Medical Assistant<br />
MDG……………………….. Millennium Development Goal<br />
MBCH……………………... Monkey Bay Community Hospital<br />
OPD………………………... Out-Patient Department<br />
ORS………………………… Oral Rehydration Salts<br />
RR………………………….. relative risk<br />
SP…………………………... sulphadoxine pyrimethamine<br />
U5………………………….. children under five years <strong>of</strong> age<br />
UNICEF…………………… United Nations Children′s Fund<br />
WHO………………………. World Health Organization<br />
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