Acronyms

AGA

Annual General Assembly 

AMOG

Associação Moçambicana de Obstetras e Ginecologistas 

AOGU

Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Uganda

ASAP

Advocacy for Safe Abortion Project

CEO

Chief Executive Officer 

CME

Continuing Medical Education 

FIGO

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

FOGSI

Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India

LFA

Logical Framework Approach 

LOGIC

Leadership in Obstetrics and Gynecology for Impact and Change

MDG

Millennium Development Goal 

MDR

Maternal Death Review 

MOHFW

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 

MoPH

Ministry of Public Health 

NESOG

Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists    

NGO

Non Governmental Organisation 

OB-GYN

Obstetrician-Gynaecologist 

OCIF

Organisational Capacity Improvement Framework

PMNCH

Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

RBM

Results-Based Management 

SOGC

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

SOGOB

Société des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens du Burkina Faso

SOGOC

Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Cameroon

SOGON

Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria 

SWOT

Strength–Weakness–Opportunity–Threat

TOR

Terms of Reference

UN

United Nations 

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund 

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

WHO

World Health Organization 

Glossary

Obstetricians and gynaecologists (ObGyns)

Collective term for medical doctors specialised in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology

Health Professional Association (HPA)

In this course, we will refer to national obgyn membership organisations as Health Professional Associations. It is used to mean national obgyn societies, colleges or associations

Organisational governance

Organisational governance is defined as:

The systems and processes concerned with ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of an organisation. (The Governance of Voluntary Organisations, Cornforth 2003)

Organisational governance is the responsibility of the executive members or executive board. Yet, governance runs throughout an organisation and the executive members will often rely on many people to govern well such as staff, subcommittee members and other key stakeholders who will all play a role in providing information and supporting the board to govern.

Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction, not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. SRH implies a wide range of health issues, including family planning; safe abortion; maternal and newborn health care; prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; adolescent SRH; cervical cancer screening; infertility prevention and management

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) recognises that all individuals have a right to make decisions governing their bodies and to access services that support that right. Achieving SRH relies on realising SRHR, which are based on the human rights of all individuals to:

  • have their bodily integrity, privacy and personal autonomy respected

  • freely define their own sexuality, including sexual orientation and gender identity and expression

  • decide whether and when to be sexually active

  • choose their sexual partners

  • have safe and pleasurable sexual experiences

  • decide whether, when and whom to marry

  • decide whether, when and by what means to have a child or children, and how many children to have

  • have access over their lifetimes to the information, resources, services and support necessary to achieve all the above, free from discrimination, coercion, exploitation and violence