The 6th Dengue Alliance & Joint Steering Committee (JSC) Meeting will convene Dengue Alliance partners including Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), and the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
Discussions will focus on accelerating the development of dengue treatments while examining investment for health system reliance, financing solutions and supportive care, therefore addressing the overarching theme of confronting the burden of the disease and closing the care gap.
Agenda
Date: 23 April 2026
Venue: Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, New Delhi
| 09:30 – 10:00: Registration and Tea |
| 10:00 – 10:30: Welcome and Opening Remarks Speakers: Dr Sanjay Sarin, DNDi; Dr Catharina Boehme, WHO SEARO; Dr G Karthikeyan, THSTI |
| 10:30 – 11:00: Closing the Cycle: The Discovery-Development-Delivery Ecosystem for Accelerated Dengue Control in South-East Asia Region Speakers: Dr Vinod Paul, NITI Aayog; Dr Rajiv Bahl, ICMR; Dr Suman Rijal, WHO SEARO; Dr Isabela Ribeiro, DNDi |
| 11:00 – 11:40: Regional roundtable: Strategies on Dengue Speakers: Shri Nikhil Gajraj, MoHFW, India; Dr Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO; Dr Ananda WIjewickrama, NIID, Srilanka; Dr Nor Fariza, MoH Malaysia; Dr Bhagwat K Gunale, Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd; MoH Thailand (virtual) Moderator: Dr Andre Siqueira, DNDi |
| 11:40 – 11:50: Interactive Q&A with participantes |
| 11:50 – 12:10: Tea Break |
| 12:10 – 12:50: Waiting for the Fever to Break: Why “Supportive Care” is Failing Our Most Vulnerable. Speakers: Dr Mauro M Teixeira, UFMG, Brazil; Ms. Shabana Patel, Community Rep; Dr Rakesh Lodha, AIIMS; Dr Vinay Kumar Nandicoori, CCMB; Dr Lena Robra, Swissnex; Dr Colleen Daniels, MSF Moderator: Dr Craig Tipple, DNDi |
| 12:50 – 13:00: Interactive Q&A with participants |
| 14:00 – 14:25: Movie Screening: Treating a Feverish Planet: The Dengue |
| 14:25 – 15:05: Financing Solutions for Dengue: A coordinated funding approach to maximize impact Speakers: Dr Jitendra Kumar, BIRAC; Dr Harish Iyer, Gates Foundation; Dr Shirshendu Mukherjee, Wadhwani Foundation; Dr Sonalini Khetrapal, ADB; Ms. Nikita Srivastava, AVPN; Mr. Madhav Joshi, IHF; Ms. Camille SEVERACA, Agence Française de Développement; Dr Hoon Sang, Right Foundation (virtual); Dr Margarida Alho, Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) (virtual) Moderator: Ms. Ayushi Agnihotri, DNDi |
| 15:05 – 15:15: Interactive Q&A with participants |
| 15:15 – 15:45: Investment for Health System Resilience Speakers: Dr Nor Fariza, MoH Malaysia; Dr Tanu Jain, NCVBDC; Dr Rajesh Jammy, World Bank; Dr Bhupendra Tripathi, Gates Foundation; Dr Francisco Neves, FioCruz Brazil; Dr Prasert Auewarakul, Mahidol University, Thailand; Dr Mariangela Simão, MoH Brazil Moderator: Dr Suman Rijal, WHO SEARO |
| 15:45 – 15:55: Interactive Q & A with participants |
| 15:55 – 16:00: Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks Speaker: Dr Shikha T. Malik, DNDi |
