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Global Status Report for the Verification of Measles and Rubella Elimination, 2022.

Patrick O'Connor, Balcha Masresha, Desirée Pastor, Nasrin Musa, José Hagan, Sudhir Khanal, Chung-Won Lee, Natasha Crowcroft

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Article in Vaccines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Patrick O'ConnorWorld Health Organization, Headquarters, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Balcha MasreshaWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville P.O. Box 06, Congo.ORCID 0000-0003-3028-887X
Desirée PastorWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Americas, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
Nasrin MusaWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo 11371, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0003-2909-6763
José HaganWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1837-6319
Sudhir KhanalWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi 110002, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4611-5375
Chung-Won LeeWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Western Pacific, Manila 1000, Philippines.
Natasha CrowcroftWorld Health Organization, Headquarters, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6761-8783

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2012 endorsed the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), which included regional measles and rubella elimination goals by 2020, global progress towards verification of measles and rubella elimination has been incremental. Even though the 2020 elimination goals were not achieved, commitment towards achieving measles and rubella elimination has been firmly established in the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) and the Measles and Rubella Strategic Framework (MRSF) 2021-2030. In 2023, the six Regional Verification Commissions for measles and rubella elimination (RVCs) reviewed data as of 31 December 2022 and confirmed that 82 (42%) Member States have been verified for measles elimination, and 98 (51%) Member States have been verified for rubella elimination. The six RVCs are composed of independent public health and immunization experts who are well-placed to support accelerating measles and rubella elimination. RVCs should be leveraged not only to review elimination documents but also to advocate for and champion public health programming that supports measles and rubella activities. The verification of elimination process is one of many tools that should be deployed to reinforce and accelerate efforts towards achieving a world free of measles and rubella.

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eliminationmeaslesrubellaverification

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PMID39204070
PMCPMC11359695

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