| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ARV/ARVs | Antiretroviral drug(s) |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| DOCEHTA | Strengthening Doctoral Education for Health in Tanzania |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| MUHAS | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| NORAD | Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development |
| PrEP | Pre-exposure prophylaxis |
| REC | Research Ethics Committee |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |