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LIST OF ACRONYMS


ACC/SCN

Administrative Co-ordination Committee/Sub-Committee on Nutrition, now known as the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition

BFHI

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

DALY

Disability Adjustment Life Years

DES

Dietary Energy Supply

FIVIMS

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

ICCIDD

International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorder

ICN

International Conference on Nutrition

ICPD

International Conference on Population and Development

IDA

Iron Deficiency Anaemia

IDD

Iodine Deficiency Disorder

ILSI

International Life Sciences Institute

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NPAN

National Plans of Action for Nutrition

PEM

Protein Energy Malnutrition

QALY

Quality-adjusted Life Years

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

VAD

Vitamin A Deficiency

WFS

World Food Summit

WHO

World Health Organization


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