Eleventh Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination
22–23 June 2026, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Overview
The documents provides the details of the proceedings, conclusions and recommendations of the eleventh meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination. The meeting reaffirmed the Region's commitment to achieving and sustaining measles and rubella elimination through evidence-based verification, stronger accountability and intensified country action. While progress has been substantial, persistent immunity gaps, uneven surveillance performance and importation risks require urgent, targeted and well-financed action.
The Commission's conclusions and recommendations provide a clear path for Member States, National Verification Committees, WHO and partners to accelerate progress, protect elimination gains and move the Region closer to a future free of endemic measles and rubella transmission