Acronyms and abbreviations

AI

Artificial intelligence

AMC

Advance market commitment

AMR

Antimicrobial resistance

APC

Advance purchase commitment

API

Active pharmaceutical ingredient

CARB-X

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CEPI

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019

CRP

Collaboration Registration Procedure

CSR

Corporate social responsibility

CT

Computerised tomography

ECDC

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

ECG

Economy for the Common Good

EEA

European Economic Area

EHR

Electronic health record

EM

Excess mortality

EMR

Electronic medical record

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

G20

The Group of Twenty

G7

The Group of Seven

GAD-7

7-item General Anxiety Disorder scale

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHIT

Global Health Innovative Technology Fund

GHS

Global health security

GHSI

Global Health Security Index

GP

General practitioner

GPG

Global public good

HCBM

Human-Centred Business Model

HR

Human resources

HS

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System

HSE

Health Service Executive

HW

Health workforce

IASC

Inter-Agency Standing Committee

ICT

Information and communication technology

ICU

Intensive care unit

IHI

Innovative Health Initiative

IHR

International Health Regulations

IP

Intellectual property

IT

Information technology

KCE

Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre

LDC

Least developed country

LGBTIQ+

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and gender fluid populations

LGBTQ2S+

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and two-spirit

LMIC

Low or middle income country

LMWH

Low-molecular-weight heparin

LTC

Long-term care

MERS

Middle East respiratory syndrome

MPP

Medicines Patent Pool

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NHS

National Health Service

NPI

Non-pharmaceutical intervention

NTD

Neglected tropical disease

NTM

Non-tariff measure

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PDP

Product development partnership

PHEP

Public health emergency preparedness

PHQ-9

9-item Patient Health Questionnaire

PI

Pharmaceutical intervention

PPE

Personal protective equipment

PPP

Pandemic preparedness plan (Chapter 4)

PPP

Public-private partnership (Chapter 13)

PPR

Pandemic preparedness and response

PRV

Priority review voucher

R&D

Research and development

RT-PCR

Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

SARS-CoV-2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

SD

Standard deviation

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SME

Small or medium sized enterprise

SPS

Sanitary and phytosanitary measure

TBT

Technical barrier to trade

TER

Transferable exclusivity right

TiVA

Trade in Value Added

UHC

Universal health coverage

WHA

World Health Assembly

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

AUS

Australia

AUT

Austria

BEL

Belgium

CAN

Canada

CHL

Chile

COL

Colombia

CRI

Costa Rica

CZE

Czech Republic

DNK

Denmark

GB-ENG

England (United Kingdom)

EST

Estonia

FIN

Finland

FRA

France

DEU

Germany

GRC

Greece

HUN

Hungary

ISL

Iceland

IRL

Ireland

ISR

Israel

ITA

Italy

JPN

Japan

KOR

Korea

LVA

Latvia

LTU

Lithuania

LUX

Luxembourg

MEX

Mexico

NLD

Netherlands

NZL

New Zealand

GB-NIR

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

NOR

Norway

POL

Poland

PRT

Portugal

GB-SCT

Scotland (United Kingdom)

SVK

Slovak Republic

SVN

Slovenia

ESP

Spain

SWE

Sweden

CHE

Switzerland

TUR

Türkiye

GBR

United Kingdom

USA

United States

GB-WLS

Wales (United Kingdom)

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