Acronyms and abbreviations

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALOS

Average length of stay

ART

Antiretroviral treatment

BMI

Body mass index

DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

DTP

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GBD

Global burden of disease

GDP

Gross domestic product

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IDF

International Diabetes Federation

IHD

Ischemic heart disease

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MMR

Maternal mortality ratio

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PPP

Purchasing power parities

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SEARO

WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

SHA

System of Health Accounts

Tuberculosis

United Nations

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNDESA

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

WHO

World Health Organization

WPRO

WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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