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Appendix 3 Technical Term Keys
Number Acronym Noun
1 AED Automated External Defibrillator
2 AMDA Association of Medical Doctors of Asia
3 APA Advance Purchase Agreement
4 APACPH Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health
5 APDC Asia Pacific Dental Congress
6 APDF Asia Pacific Dental Federation
7 APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
8 BCP Business Continuity Planning
9 CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
10 CHE Current Health Expenditure
11 CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
12 CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
13 FFS Fee for Service
14 FHIR Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
15 GCTF Global Cooperation and Training Framework
16 GDP Gross Domestic Product
17 GDP Good Distribution Practice
18 GHP The Regulations on Good Hygiene Practice for Food
19 GHWP Global Harmonization Working Party
20 GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
21 GMISS Global Medical Instruments Support & Service Program
22 HIS Hospital Information System
23 ICH The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for
Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
24 IHR International Health Regulations
25 IMDRF International Medical Device Regulators Forum
26 iWIN Institute of Watch Internet Network
27 JTCM Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
28 LDCT Low-Dose computed tomography
29 MET Medical Excellence TAIWAN
Monitor,
Protect,
30 MPOWER Offer,
Warning,
Enforce,
Raise
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