Measles Elimination in India—Shifting Goal Post

The challenges and main recommendations to fight measles in India: A mini review

“…Between October 2021 and September 2022, there were 172 documented measles outbreaks, resulting in 12,589 cases overall [ 12 ]. Centre of Disease Control (CDC) had globally ranked India as the measles capital with 61562 cases reported from September 2022 to February 2023 and recently placed 4th with 13220 cases reported between August 2023 and January 2024 [ 6 ].…”

Exploring landscape of measles vaccination coverage: A step towards measles elimination goal in India

“…India’s Measles-Rubella Elimination Goal for 2020 was revised to 2023 due to the severe aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) elimination goal. WHO defines measles elimination as the absence of endemic measles in a defined geographical area for more than 12 months in the presence of a high-quality surveillance system followed by its sustenance for at least 36 months [23] . According to the recent recommendations from the India Expert Advisory Group on Measles and Rubella (IEAG-MR), each district needs to achieve at least 95 % MCV2 coverage for children by 2 or at least 5 years of age and achieve and maintain sensitive fever and rash surveillance and the elimination criteria must be followed across all the districts and regions in the country [24] .…”