Abbreviations and Acronyms

This section lists the abbreviations and acronyms used throughout the Fellowship curriculum. It is intended as a quick reference for fellows, facilitators, and partners engaging with the RMMT materials.

Abbreviation Full Term
GF Gates Foundation
CHAI Clinton Health Access Initiative
E8 Malaria Elimination 8 Initiative
IRS Indoor residual spraying
ITN Insecticide-treated bed net
MASHA Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa
MMALA Malaria Modelling and Analytics: Leaders in Africa
NMP National Malaria Programme
NTD Neglected tropical diseases
RMMT Regional Malaria Modelling Translational
SADC Southern African Development Community
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
UCT University of Cape Town
WHO World Health Organisation