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DESCRIPTION:As the Secretariat of the European Regional Verification Commis
 sion for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC)\, WHO/Europe is organizing 
 a webinar to support countries in preparing their annual status updates (A
 SUs) on measles and rubella epidemiology and elimination activities in 202
 5. The webinar will:highlight key recommendations from the RVC to national
  verification committees (NVCs)\;clarify requirements for data collection\
 , analysis and presentation in the ASU form and any supplementary document
 s\; andaddress common issues identified repeatedly across ASUs from differ
 ent countries.Background and rationaleThe RVC will hold its 15th meeting i
 n September 2026. As part of the measles and rubella elimination verificat
 ion process and procedures\, the RVC will review ASUs and any additional i
 nformation submitted by countries for 2025. NVCs\, or equivalent structure
 s\, supported by their secretariats (experts from the public health sector
  of national health systems) are invited to prepare and submit the require
 d information by 30 June 2026.Target audienceThis webinar is intended for 
 members of NVCs (or equivalent structures) and their secretariats\, which 
 contribute to compiling and analysing national data for NVC review. The se
 ssion\, conducted in English with Russian interpretation\, will serve as a
  refresher on procedures and requirements and will also provide an opportu
 nity to participants to ask questions during (or after) the webinar.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
LOCATION:online\,10:00–11:30 CEST
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SUMMARY:Webinar: preparing annual status updates on measles and rubella eli
 mination activities
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>As the Secretariat of the European Regional
  Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC)\, WHO/E
 urope is organizing a webinar to support countries in preparing their annu
 al status updates (ASUs) on measles and rubella epidemiology and eliminati
 on activities in 2025. The webinar will:</p><ul><li>highlight key recommen
 dations from the RVC to national verification committees (NVCs)\;</li><li>
 clarify requirements for data collection\, analysis and presentation in th
 e ASU form and any supplementary documents\; and</li><li>address common is
 sues identified repeatedly across ASUs from different countries.</li></ul>
 <h3>Background and rationale</h3><p>The RVC will hold its 15th meeting in 
 September 2026. As part of the measles and rubella elimination verificatio
 n process and procedures\, the RVC will review ASUs and any additional inf
 ormation submitted by countries for 2025. NVCs\, or equivalent structures\
 , supported by their secretariats (experts from the public health sector o
 f national health systems) are invited to prepare and submit the required 
 information by 30 June 2026.</p><h3>Target audience</h3><p>This webinar is
  intended for members of NVCs (or equivalent structures) and their secreta
 riats\, which contribute to compiling and analysing national data for NVC 
 review. The session\, conducted in English with Russian interpretation\, w
 ill serve as a refresher on procedures and requirements and will also prov
 ide an opportunity to participants to ask questions during (or after) the 
 webinar.</p>
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