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    ACT 

    artemisinin-based combination therapy 

    AL 

    artemether/lumefantrine (coartemether) 

    AQ 

    amodiaquine 

    AS 

    artesunate 

    BCG 

    bacillus Calmette-Guérin 

    BEmONC 

    basic emergency obstetric and newborn care 

    BP 

    blood pressure 

    C° 

    degree Celsius 

    CEmONC 

    comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care 

    D1 (D2, D3, etc.)  Day 1 or first day (Day 2 or 2nd day, Day 3 or 3rd day, etc.)

    dl 

    decilitre 

    gram 

    HBV 

    hepatitis B virus 

    HIV 

    human immunodeficiency virus 

    IM 

    intramuscular administration 

    IU 

    international unit 

    IV 

    intravenous administration 

    kg 

    kilogram 

    LMP 

    last menstrual period 

    million 

    mg 

    milligram 

    ml 

    millilitre 

    mmHg 

    millimetre of mercury 

    mmol 

    millimole 

    MSF Médecins Sans Frontières

    MQ 

    mefloquine 

    MUAC mid-upper arm circumference

    MVA 

    manual vacuum aspiration 

    PMTCT 

    prevention of mother-to-child transmission 

    PO 

    per os – oral administration 

    PROM premature rupture of membranes

    SC 

    subcutaneous administration 

    SP 

    sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine 

    SpO2 saturation of arterial blood with oxygen measured by pulse oximetry

    tab 

    tablet 

    TB 

    tuberculosis 

    TV

    tetanus vaccine

    UNICEF 

    United Nations Children's Fund 

    WHO 

    World Health Organization