Maldives, Sri Lanka Eliminate Measles & Rubella

• 13 Jul 2020

• Maldives and Sri Lanka have become the first two countries in the South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of the 2023 target.
• A country is verified as having eliminated measles and rubella when there is no evidence of endemic transmission for over three years by a well-performing surveillance system.
• Member countries of WHO South-East Asia region had set 2023 as the target for elimination of measles and rubella.
• Bhutan, DPR Korea and Timor-Leste are other countries in the region who have eliminated measles.