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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- 1.3 Summary of objectives -- 1.4 Disease characteristics -- 1.4.1 Measles -- 1.4.2 Rubella -- 1.5 Measles outbreak characteristics -- Preparedness -- 2.3 Contingency finance -- 2.4 Surveillance -- 2.5 Standard operating procedures -- 2.6 Risk communication and community engagement -- 2.7 Health workforce -- 2.8 Health structures -- 2.9 Logistics and supply chain -- 2.10 Partner engagement -- Detecting and confirming measles outbreaks -- 3.2 Case definitions and case classifications -- 3.3 Laboratory confirmation -- Investigating measles outbreaks -- 4.2 Outbreak investigation -- 4.2.1 Initial field investigation -- 4.2.2 Confirming suspected measles cases -- 4.2.3 Additional case finding -- 4.3 Descriptive epidemiology -- Responding to measles outbreaks -- 5.2 Outbreak response immunization -- 5.2.1 Outbreak response immunization strategies -- 5.2.2 Reinforcement of routine immunization activities -- 5.2.3 Implementation of selective vaccination activities -- 5.2.4 Implementation of non-selective mass vaccination campaigns -- 5.3 Coordination -- 5.4 Determine the risk of spread -- 5.5 Intensification of surveillance -- 5.5.1 Approaches to measles case-based surveillance during outbreaks -- 5.5.2 Focus on the response when outbreaks become too large -- 5.6 Clinical case management -- 5.6.1 Immediate administration of vitamin A -- 5.6.2 Preventing and managing complications -- 5.7 Infection prevention and control -- 5.8 Contact tracing and management -- 5.8.1 Managing contacts -- 5.9 Managing measles exposures in health settings -- 5.10 Special considerations -- 5.11 Risk communications, social mobilization and community engagement -- 5.11.1 Ways to communicate with the public -- 5.11.2 Addressing vaccine concerns