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Acronyms

ABI - African Biosciences Initiative
AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
BecANet - Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa Network
BioFISA - Finnish-Southern Africa Partnership Programme to Strengthen NEPAD/SANBio Network
CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency
CITS - Centre for Information Technology and Services
CSIR - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DST - Department of Science and Technology
HIV - Human Immune Deficiency Virus
ICT - Information Communication Technology
IKS - Indigenous Knowledge System
IP - Intellectual Property
IPRs - Intellectual Property Rights
MTA - Material Transfer Agreement
NABNet - North Africa Biosciences Network
NCI - National Cancer Institute
NCID - National Institute for Communicable Diseases
NEPAD - New Partnership for Africa’s Development
NISIR - National Institute for Scientific and Industrial
OST - Office of Science and Technology
PGR - Plant Genetic Resources
PPPs - Public Private Partnerships
R & D - Research and Development
SADC - Southern Africa Development Community
STIs - Sexually Transmitted Infections
TB - Tuberculosis
UNAM - University of Namibia
UNW - University of North West
UoM - University of Mauritius
WABNet - West Africa Biosciences Network