Consultation on Regional Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Western Pacific Inherent Physical Requirements of the Position, Manila, Philippines, 19-21 April 2017

Overview

The  Consultation on  Regional  Measles  and Rubella  Elimination in  the  Western Pacific  was  held on 19–21 April  2017  in Manila, Philippines.    It  was  attended by  27 participants  from  17 countries  and areas;  chairpersons  from  the  Technical  Advisory Group  on Immunization and  Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in  the Western  Pacific  Region  (TAG),  Regional  Verification  Commission  (RVC)  and Subregional  Verification  Committee  (SRVC);  4 representatives  of  partner  organizations;  and 10  World Health Organization (WHO)  staff  members  from  the  Regional  Office  of  the  Americas, Regional  Office  for  Europe  and  Regional  Office for  the Western  Pacific.    The  list of  participants  and meeting  programme are  included  in Annex 1  and  Annex 2,  respectively.