Round table on Current Measles Outbreaks and Response Challenges in SEE Countries, 27 June 2019, Skopje, North Macedonia

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Sound and timely expert knowledge and opinion is of utmost importance for the creation of strategies, policies and waynforward to sustainable health systems.

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In this respect SEEHN with its Regional Health Development Center on Surveillance andnCommunicable Disease SECID hosted by Albania, together with expert support fromnWHO Euro and with experts from the SEE Region held a one day Round table on Current Measles Outbreaksnand Response Challenges in SEE Countries, on 27 June 2019 in Skopje, NorthnMacedonia.

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The aim of this round table was tonpresent the characteristics of measles outbreaks the current challenges innorder to find the best way on how to support an effective response in SEEncountries.

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All countries in the SEE region havencommitted to eliminate measles. Most of them were even certified for measlesnelimination. There is an effective, inexpensive combined vaccine that can protectnpopulations from measles. Unfortunately, this vaccine is not used as it shouldnbe.

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Each country presented their currentnmeasles situation and vaccination coverage followed by lively discussions.

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Conclusions and recommendations from this SEE round table will soon follow.

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