Panellists :Dr. S. Subramaniam,Minister of Health Malaysia

Mr. Gan Kim Yong,Minister for Health Singapore

Mdm Janette P.Loreto-Garin,Health Secretary, Philippines

Representative fromMinistry of Health Brazil

Dr. Hiroki Nakatani,Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare, Japan

Dr. Joachim HombachWHO-FWC-IVR

Dr. Raman VelayudhanWHO-HTM/NTD

23 May 2016, Salle XXIV (Room 24), Lunch Talkrd

REFRAMING THE DIALOGUEWhile in the early 70’s only nine countries were affected by the disease, recent estimates have shown that up to 128 countries are under the threat of this infection involving 390 million people.

Limited effective and affordable tools hampered the effective control of this infection locally and globally. The current global investment for dengue control is not equally balanced with the burden of the disease.

It is high time to reframe the conversation on dengue.

Hosted by : Malaysia

WHA 69 Side Event

With co-sponsorship & support from :Thailand, Singapore, China, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand,The Philippines and WHO (Neglected Tropical Diseases)

Integrated Management In Dengue (Malaysia)Topics :

Global Burden & SDG for Dengue (WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases)Re-emerging Threat of Dengue (Japan)Dengue / Zika : Vector Control Approach (Brazil)Dengue Vaccine :

Rational & Approach of Implementation (The Philippines)The SAGE Recommendation on Dengue Vaccine (WHO-FWC-IVR)

Over 2.5 billion people which is 40% of the world’s population are now at risk from dengue. An estimated 50 to 100 million dengue infections with 20,000 deaths occur yearly.

Over 2.5 billion people which is 40% of the world’s population are now at risk from dengue. An estimated 50 to 100 million dengue infections with 20,000 deaths occur yearly.