CAPD

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

CDS

Central Drug Stores

EPI

Expanded Programme on Immunization

GDP

gross domestic product

GMP

good manufacturing practices

GNP

gross national product

IMR

infant mortality rate

IU

international unit

MoH

Ministry of Health

NCHS

National Center for Health Statistics

NGOs

nongovernmental organizations

NIS

new Israeli shekels

NPH

natural protamine hagidron

NSAID

non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug

PCBS

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

PHC

primary health care

PNA

Palestinian National Authority

PSRAs

Palestinian Self-Rule Areas

SR

slow release

UNRWA

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East