Sixth Meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (‎RVC)‎: 15–17 June 2017 Bucharest, Romania

Overview

The European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (‎RVC)‎ met for the sixth time on 15–17 June in Bucharest, Romania. The 7-member panel evaluated 51 national annual status updates (‎ASUs)‎ for 2016 submitted by national verification committees (‎NVCs)‎. The RVC concluded that, by the end of 2016, 42 Member States provided evidence to demonstrate that endemic transmission of measles was interrupted. Of these, 33 have eliminated endemic transmission for at least 36 months. Endemic rubella transmission was interrupted in 37 Member States, of which 33 have eliminated endemic rubella for at least 36 months. Thirty-one Member States provided evidence for the elimination of both measles and rubella.