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TDR
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases - Global program of scientific collaboration that helps facilitate, support, and influence efforts to combat diseases of poverty.
PAHO
Pan American Health Organization - International public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the people of the Americas.
WHO
World Health Organization - Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
FIND
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics - Supports the development and delivery of much-needed diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases.
IOM
International Organization for Migration - Leading intergovernmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund - Provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.
PEPFAR
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - U.S. government initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease.
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) - International humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation of French origin.
GAVI
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization - Public–private global health partnership committed to increasing access to immunization in poor countries.
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross - Humanitarian institution based in Switzerland which provides protection and assistance to people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence.
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund - Organization that promotes the right of every woman, man, and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.
GFATM
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - A partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.
UNAIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - Leads and inspires the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths.
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - U.S. federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, focused on public health protection.
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