| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ARHA | Adolescent Reproductive Health Advocates |
| ATAAZ | Anti-AIDS Teachers Association of Zambia |
| ART | Antiretroviral Therapy |
| ARV | Antiretroviral drugs |
| CATF | Community AIDS Task Force |
| CIDRZ | Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia |
| CD4 | Cluster of Differentiation 4 |
| CEDAW | Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CPT | Care and Prevention Team |
| DAPP | Development Aid from People to People |
| DATF | District AIDS Task Forces |
| EFA | Education For All |
| FAWEZA | Forum for African Women Educationalists of Zambia |
| HBC | Home-Based Care |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| NAC | National AIDS Council |
| NAPCD | National AIDS Prevention and Control Programme |
| NASF | National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NZP+ | Network of Zambian People living with HIV and AIDS |
| PATF | Provincial AIDS Task Forces |
| PEP | Post-Exposure Prophylaxis |
| PMTCT | Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission |
| PRISSCA | Prison Care and Counselling Association |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| STI | Sexually Transmitted Infection |
| SWAAZ | Society for Women and AIDS in Zambia |
| TALC | Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNAIDS | The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNZA | University of Zambia |
| VCT | Voluntary Counselling and Testing |