AIDS :
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
APAIDSCON :
Andhra Pradesh AIDS Consortium
APSACS :
Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society
ARV :
Anti Retro Virals
ART :
Anti Retroviral Therapy
ANC :
Ante Natal Clinic
BSS :
Behavioral Surveillance Surveys
BB :
Blood Banks
BBC :
British Broadcasting Corporation
CMIS :
Computerised Management Information Systems
CSW :
Commercial Sex Workers
DD :
Door Darshan
EQAS :
External Quality Assessment Scheme
FSW :
Female Sex Workers
FHAC :
Family Health Awareness Campaign
FRU :
First Referral Units
GIPA :
Greater Involvement of People Living with and directly affected by HIV/AIDS
HIV :
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus  
HCV :
Hepatitis C Virus
ICTC :
Integrated Counseling and Testing Center
IDU :
Intravenous Drug Use
ICMR :
Indian Council of Medical Research
IEC :
Information, Education and Communication
MSM :
Men having Sex with Men
NACO :
National AIDS Control Organization
NACP-I :
National AIDS Control Programme, Phase 1
NACP-II :
National AIDS Control Programme, Phase 2
NGO :
Non Govt Organization
OIs :
Opportunistic Infections
PEP :
Post Exposure Prophylaxis
PPTCT :
Prevention of Parent To Child Transmission
PLWHAs :
People Living With HIV/AIDS
RH :
Reproductive Health
SACS :
State AIDS Control Society
STI :
Sexually Transmitted Infections
STD :
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
SMO :
Social Marketing Organization
SAEP :
School AIDS Education Programme
TB :
Tuberculosis
TIs :
Targetted Interventions
TOT :
Training Of Trainers
UNAIDS :
UN Joint programme on HIV/AIDS
VCTC :
Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centers
WHO :
World Health Organization