AOP guidelines - Finalized version August 2021
Annexes
Acronyms
AEFI Adverse Events Following Immunization
AFP Acute Flaccid Paralysis
AFR Acute Fever & Rash
AOP Annual Operational Plan
BCG Bacillus Calmette Guerin (TB vaccine)
bOPV Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine
US CDC US Centres for Disease Control & Prevention
cMYP Comprehensive Multi-Year Plan
CRS Congenital Rubella Syndrome
cVDPV Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus
DHIS District Health Information System
DHO District Health Office
DQA Data Quality Assessment
DQIP Data Quality Improvement Plan
DT/Td Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine
eIR Electronic Immunization Registry
EPI Expanded Program on Immunization
EVM Effective Vaccine Management
EVMIP Effective Vaccine Management Improvement
Plan
FETP Field Epidemiologist Training Program
Gavi Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GPEI Global Polio Eradication Initiative
HepB Hepatitis B Vaccine
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPV Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
HSS Health System Strengthening
HCW Health Care Worker
ICC Inter-agency Coordination Committee
IEC Information Education Communication
IIP Immunization in Practice
IPV Inactivated Polio Vaccine
JE Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
JRF Joint Reporting Form
KABP Knowledge Attitude Behaviour Practice
MCH Mother and Child Health
MCV Measles Containing Vaccine
MICS Multiple Indicator Coverage Survey
MLM Mid-Level Management
MR Measles and Rubella Vaccine
MOE Ministry of Education
MOH Ministry of Health
MOF Ministry of Finance
MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment
NCC National Certification Committee
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NHI National Health Insurance
NVC National Verification Committee
NIP National Immunization Program
NIS National Immunization Strategy
NITAG National Technical Advisory Committee
NRA National Regulatory Authority
NVI New Vaccine Introduction
OOP Out of Pocket Payment
OPV Oral Polio Vaccine
PCV Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Penta Pentavalent Vaccine (DPT-HepB-Hib)
PIE Post Introduction Evaluation
PHC Primary Health Care
QCM Quarterly Committee Meeting
RRL Regional Reference Laboratory
RV Rotavirus Vaccine
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SIA Supplementary Immunization Activities
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
TB Tuberculosis
TOR Terms of Reference
TWG Technical Working Group
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund
VPD Vaccine Preventable Disease
VVM Vaccine Vial Monitor
WB World Bank Group
WHO World Health Organization