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DESCRIPTION:Event highlights A measles outbreak simulation exercise was con
 ducted in Italy to assess the health system&rsquo\;s capacity to respond e
 ffectively to outbreaks in line with WHO guidance\, and to thereby evaluat
 e strengths and weaknesses and propose corrective actions. The exercise\, 
 led by WHO/Europe&rsquo\;s Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization p
 rogramme\, brought together 33 experts in medicine\, disease surveillance\
 , immunization\, communication and outbreak management from the Ministry o
 f Health\, the National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit&a
 grave\;)\, regional health authorities\, the National Laboratory Network f
 or Measles and Rubella (MoRoNet)\, medical associations and other stakehol
 ders. The table-top exercise used scenarios and guided discussions to simu
 late the dynamics of an evolving measles outbreak. Each module addressed a
  specific situation\, prompting participants to review and evaluate coordi
 nation and outbreak management procedures at the different levels of the h
 ealth system (local\, regional and national) related to epidemiology\, lab
 oratory surveillance\, vaccination programmes\, communications and decisio
 n-making.Special sessions were also dedicated to:risk communication to the
  general public\, health-care workers and vulnerable communities\, as well
  as misinformation management during an outbreak\; andclosing immunity gap
 s among adults through workplace initiatives\, integration with existing h
 ealth services\, targeted outreach in high-risk settings\, and sustained n
 ational investment. Looking aheadThe conclusions and recommendations gener
 ated through the exercise will inform improvement efforts in responding to
  measles outbreaks and closing immunity gaps\, and guide the development o
 f national action plans for measles elimination.&nbsp\;Event noticeTo stre
 ngthen outbreak preparedness in Italy\, WHO/Europe will conduct a desk-top
  measles outbreak simulation exercise\, covering a range of topics includi
 ng outbreak management coordination\, risk assessment\, laboratory surveil
 lance\, outbreak control measures and communication. The exercise will be 
 attended by experts from the Ministry of Health\, the National Public Heal
 th Institute (Istituto Superiore di Sanit&agrave\;)\, regional health auth
 orities\, the National Laboratory Network for Measles and Rubella (MoRoNet
 ) and medical associations.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTSTAMP:20260409T062450Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251110
LOCATION:Italy\,Rome
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SUMMARY:Measles outbreak simulation exercise in Italy
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2>Event highlights </h2><p>A measles outbrea
 k simulation exercise was conducted in Italy to assess the health system&r
 squo\;s capacity to respond effectively to outbreaks in line with WHO guid
 ance\, and to thereby evaluate strengths and weaknesses and propose correc
 tive actions. </p><p>The exercise\, led by WHO/Europe&rsquo\;s Vaccine-pre
 ventable Diseases and Immunization programme\, brought together 33 experts
  in medicine\, disease surveillance\, immunization\, communication and out
 break management from the Ministry of Health\, the National Institute of H
 ealth (Istituto Superiore di Sanit&agrave\;)\, regional health authorities
 \, the National Laboratory Network for Measles and Rubella (MoRoNet)\, med
 ical associations and other stakeholders. </p><p>The table-top exercise us
 ed scenarios and guided discussions to simulate the dynamics of an evolvin
 g measles outbreak. Each module addressed a specific situation\, prompting
  participants to review and evaluate coordination and outbreak management 
 procedures at the different levels of the health system (local\, regional 
 and national) related to epidemiology\, laboratory surveillance\, vaccinat
 ion programmes\, communications and decision-making.</p><p>Special session
 s were also dedicated to:</p><ul><li>risk communication to the general pub
 lic\, health-care workers and vulnerable communities\, as well as misinfor
 mation management during an outbreak\; and</li><li>closing immunity gaps a
 mong adults through workplace initiatives\, integration with existing heal
 th services\, targeted outreach in high-risk settings\, and sustained nati
 onal investment. </li></ul><h3>Looking ahead</h3><p>The conclusions and re
 commendations generated through the exercise will inform improvement effor
 ts in responding to measles outbreaks and closing immunity gaps\, and guid
 e the development of national action plans for measles elimination.&nbsp\;
 </p><p><hr /></p><h2>Event notice</h2><p>To strengthen outbreak preparedne
 ss in Italy\, WHO/Europe will conduct a desk-top measles outbreak simulati
 on exercise\, covering a range of topics including outbreak management coo
 rdination\, risk assessment\, laboratory surveillance\, outbreak control m
 easures and communication. The exercise will be attended by experts from t
 he Ministry of Health\, the National Public Health Institute (Istituto Sup
 eriore di Sanit&agrave\;)\, regional health authorities\, the National Lab
 oratory Network for Measles and Rubella (MoRoNet) and medical associations
 .<br /></p>
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