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18 August 2025
Tenth Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination
The Regional Verification Commission for measles and rubella (MR) elimination for the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEA RVC) was established by the WHO Regional...
13 June 2025
Mekong Malaria Elimination Programme epidemiology summary, volume 29, January–March 2025
The Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme is an initiative aimed at supporting Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, Lao People's...
5 June 2025
Mekong Malaria Elimination Programme epidemiology summary, volume 28, October-December 2024
The Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme is an initiative aimed at supporting Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, Lao People's...
Following years of having achieved very high coverage with hepatitis B immunization, Maldives and Sri Lanka have been verified by an independent expert...