Abbreviations and acronyms

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 

complete emergency obstetric and newborn care 

dl 

decilitre 

g 

gram 

HBV 

hepatitis B virus 

HIV 

human immunodeficiency virus 

IM 

intramuscular administration 

IU 

international unit 

IV 

intravenous administration 

kg 

kilogram 

LMP 

last menstrual period 

M 

million 

µg 

microgram 

mg 

milligram 

MgSO4 

magnesium sulfate 

ml 

millilitre 

mmHg 

millimetre of mercury 

mmol 

millimole 

MQ 

mefloquine 

MVA 

manual vacuum aspiration 

PIH 

pregnancy-induced hypertension 

PMTCT 

prevention of mother-to-child transmission 

PO 

per os – oral administration 

RF 

risk factor(s) 

SC 

subcutaneous administration 

SP 

sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine 

tab 

tablet 

TB 

tuberculosis 

TT 

tetanus toxoid 

UNICEF 

United Nations Children's Fund 

WHO 

World Health Organization