| ACSC | Ambulatory care sensitive conditions |
| APS | Atención primaria de salud (Primary Health Care) |
| APS-I | Atención primaria de salude integral (Integrated Primary Health Care) |
| ART | Antiretroviral treatment |
| AUGE | Acceso universal de garantías explícitas (Universal access for explicit guaranties) |
| ATAPS | Asistente técnico de atención primaria (Primary care technical assistant) |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CATS | Community Centres for Temporary Isolation |
| CAPS | Centro de Atención Primaria |
| CCSS | Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Insurance) |
| CENARE | National Rehabilitation Centre |
| CENATE | National Telemedicine Centre |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| CHW | Community health worker |
| CIFRHS | Interinstitutional Commission on Training of Human Resources for Health (Mexico) |
| CIHI | Canadian Institute for Health Information (Canada) |
| COLOVE | Local Epidemiological Surveillance Commission |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| DIRESA | Dirección Regional de Salud (Regional Health Directorate) |
| DGIS | Dirección General de Información en Salud (Mexico) |
| DTP3 | Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid and pertussis |
| EBAIS | Equipos Básicos de Atención Integral en Salud (Integral Primary Health Teams) |
| ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| EDUS | Expediente Digital Único en Salud (Single National Health Record in Costa Rica) |
| EHR | Electronic health record |
| EII | Integrated Intervention Teams |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Committee (Argentina) |
| EPS | Empresas Promotoras de Salud |
| EsSI | Smart Health Service in Peru |
| FHT | Family health team |
| FFS | Fee for service |
| FONASA | Fondo Nacional de Salud (National Health Fund) |
| FTE | Full time equivalent |
| GDB | Global Dietary Database |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHO | Global Health Observatory |
| GHE | Global Health Estimators |
| GP | General practitioner |
| HRH | Human resources for health |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IHME | Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation |
| IMSS | Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Social Security) |
| INEI | National Statistics and Computing Institute |
| INS | National Institute of Health (Colombia) |
| INSABI | Instituto de Salud Para el Bienestar (Institute for Health and Well-being) |
| IPRESS | Instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud (Health Provider Institutions) |
| IPS | Instituciones Prestadoras de Salud (Health Providing Companies) |
| ISAPRE | Instituciones de Salud Previsional (Institutions of Prospective Health) |
| ISSSTE | Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers) |
| IIT | Integrated Intervention Teams |
| INFORHUS | Registro Nacional de Personal de la Salud (Peru) |
| LAC | Latin American and the Caribbean |
| LTCF | Long-term care facilities |
| MAITE | Territorial Model of Integrated Action |
| MARSS | Módulos de Atención Respiratoria des Seguro Social (Respiratory Care Modules) |
| MIAS | Modelo Integral de Atención en Salud (Integral Health Care Model) |
| MoE | Ministry of Education |
| MoH | Ministry of Health |
| MoHSP | Ministry of Health and Social Protection |
| NACI | National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (Canada) |
| NCDs | Non-communicable diseases |
| NCHT | National Council for Human Talent in Health (Colombia) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| OFERHUS | Federal Observatory of Human Resources in Health (Argentina) |
| OOP | Out-of-pocket |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PaRIS | OECD Patient-Reported Indicators Survey |
| P4P | Pay for Performance |
| PCP | Primary Care Practitioner |
| PEAS | Plan Esencial de Aseguramiento en Salud (Essential Health Coverage Scheme) |
| PHC | Primary health care |
| PMO | Programa Médico Obligatorio (Mandatory Medical Program) |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| PPHC | Paediatric primary health care |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| PREM | Patient-reported experience measure |
| REDES | Registros de Salud |
| REFEPS | La Red Federal de Registros de Profesionales de la Salud (Argentina) |
| ReTHUS | Registro Único Nacional del Talento Humano en Salud (Colombia) |
| SEREMIs | Secretaria Regional Ministerial (Regional Ministerial Secretary) |
| SHI | Social Health Insurance |
| SIARHE | Sistema de Información Administrativa de los Recursos Humanos de Enfermería (Mexico) |
| SINARHUS | Sistema Nacional de Recursos Humanos en Salud (Costa Rica) |
| SIS | Seguro Integral de Salud (Integral Health Insurance) |
| SNSS | Sistema Nacional de Servicios de Salud (National Health Surveillance System) |
| SNVS: | Argentina National Health Surveillance System |
| SPPS | Under-secretariat for Prevention and Health Promotion (Mexico) |
| SUS | Sistema Único de Saúde (Unique Health System) |
| SUGESE | Superintendencia General de Seguros (General Superintendence for Insurances) |
| SSS | Superintendencia de Servicios de Salud (Superintendence of Health Services) |
| TTT | Testing, tracking and contact tracing strategy |
| VDP | Vaccine‑preventable diseases |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WISN | Workload Indicators of Staffing Need |
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