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National Health Profile 2018
ABBREVIATIONS
AAMR Age Adjusted Mortality Rate
AAR Age Adjusted Rate
AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
ANC Ante Natal Care
ANM Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
ARI
Acute Respiratory Infections
AYUSH Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidhha & Homoeopathy
BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
BDS
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
BE
Budget Estimates
BMI
Body Mass Index
CBR Crude Birth Rate
CCH Central Council of Homoeopathy
CCIM Central Council of Indian Medicine
CD Communicable Diseases
CDR Crude Death Rate
CGHS Central Government Health Scheme
CHC Community Health Centre
CHD Coronary Heart Disease
CIR Cumulative Incidence Rate
CMR Crude Mortality Rate
CSO Central Statistics Office
DALY Disability Adjusted Life Year
DGHS Director General of Health Services
DLHS
District Level Household and Facility Survey
DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Short Course
DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
EAG
Empowered Action Group
ECP Emergency Contraceptive Pills
EMRD Emergency Medical Relief Division
EPI
Expanded Programme on Immunization
ESI
Employee State Insurance
FSI
Forest Survey of India
FW Family Welfare
FWC Family Welfare Centre
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GIPSA General Insurer's Public Sector Association
GNP Gross National Product
GOI
Government of India
GSDP Gross State Domestic Product
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HRD Human Resource Development
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
ICF
International Classification of Functioning,
Disability & Health
ICHI
International Classification of Health Interventions
ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research
IFA Iron-Folic Acid
IMC Indian Medical Council
IMIS Institute of Management & Information Science
IMR Infant Mortality Rate
INC
Indian Nursing Council
IRDA Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
ISM Indian System of Medicine
ISM&H Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy
IUD Intra Uterine Device
LEB Life Expectancy at Birth
LHV Lady Health Visitor
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MCI
Medical Council of India
MCH Mother and Child Health
MDG
Millennium Development Goals
MDS Master of Dental Surgery
MERT Medical Education, Research & Training
MHA Ministry of Home Affairs
MMR Maternal Mortality Ratio
MOHFW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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