LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS
ABBREVIATION | EXPLANATION |
AEFI | Adverse Event Following Immunisation |
AESI | Adverse Events of Special Interest |
AFS | Annual Financial Statements |
AGSA | Auditor-General of South Africa |
AMRH | African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation |
AU | African Union |
AUDA | African Union Development Agency |
AVAREF | African Vaccine Regulatory Forum |
B-BBEE | Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment |
BMGF | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
CDC | Centres for Disease Control and Prevention |
CHAI | Clinton Health Access Initiative |
COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease |
CPD | Corporation for Public Deposits |
CSIR | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
DPSA | Department of Public Service and Administration |
DTG | Dolutegravir |
EMA | European Medicines Agency |
GCIS | Government Communication and Information System |
GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
GRAP | Standards of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice |
GWP | Good Warehouse Practice |
GxP | Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Warehouse Practice, Good Clinical Practice, Good Distribution Practice and Good Vigilance Practice |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HR | Human Resource |
HRRemco | Human Resource and Remuneration Committee |
ICMRA | International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
INCB | International Narcotics Control Board |
IT | Information Technology |
IVD | In vitro diagnostics |
J&J | Johnson and Johnson |
MD | Medical Device |
MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory |
N/A | Not Applicable |
NCE | New Chemical Entity |
NCL | National Control Laboratory |
NDoH | National Department of Health |
NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
OHS | Occupational Health and Safety |
PAYE | Pay As You Earn |
PERSAL | Personnel and Salaries Management System |
PFMA | Public Finance Management Act |
PMDS | Performance Management and Development System |
QMS | Quality Management System |
RAG | Risk Audit and Governance Committee |
SAHPRA | South African Health Products Regulatory Authority |
SAPC | South African Pharmacy Council |
SDL | Skills Development Levy |
TB | Tuberculosis |
TLD | Thermoluminescence Dosimetry |
TORS | Technical Oversight and Regulatory Strategy Committee |
UIF | Unemployment Insurance Fund |
USFDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
VEC | Ventilator Evaluation Committee |
WHO | World Health Organization |