Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (Apr 2023)

Proceedings of the 5th Asia Dengue Summit

  • Nattachai Srisawat,
  • Duane J. Gubler,
  • Tikki Pangestu,
  • Usa Thisyakorn,
  • Zulkifli Ismail,
  • Daniel Goh,
  • Maria Rosario Capeding,
  • Lulu Bravo,
  • Sutee Yoksan,
  • Terapong Tantawichien,
  • Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro,
  • Kamran Rafiq,
  • Valentina Sanchez Picot,
  • Eng Eong Ooi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8040231
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 4
p. 231

Abstract

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The 5th Asia Dengue Summit, themed “Roll Back Dengue”, was held in Singapore from 13 to 15 June 2022. The summit was co-convened by Asia Dengue Voice and Action (ADVA), Global Dengue and Aedes transmitted Diseases Consortium (GDAC), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network (SEAMEO TROPMED), and the Fondation Mérieux (FMx). Dengue experts from academia and research and representatives from the Ministries of Health, Regional and Global World Health Organization (WHO), and International Vaccine Institute (IVI) participated in the three-day summit. With more than 270 speakers and delegates from over 14 countries, 12 symposiums, and 3 full days, the 5th ADS highlighted the growing threat of dengue, shared innovations and strategies for successful dengue control, and emphasized the need for multi-sectoral collaboration to control dengue.

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