Measles outbreak guide

Download or read book Measles outbreak guide written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHO and partners have developed the Measles Outbreak Guide to assist with measles outbreak management in all settings that are striving for and approaching measles elimination. This guide also draws on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to apply for measles outbreak response support from the Measles & Rubella Initiative Outbreak Response Fund and includes a section on measles outbreak recovery so that contributing factors and potential root causes are identified and addressed systematically after a measles outbreak. The target audience of this guide are health authorities, at all levels, and immunization partners. The purpose is to support countries in measles outbreak preparedness, early detection, response and recovery. This document provides guidance on the preparedness for measles outbreaks; the detection, verification, investigation and response to measles outbreaks, including vaccination strategies; and the development of recovery plans, including post-outbreak health systems strengthening.