Dengue is the most rapidly increasing mosquito borne infection worldwide and dengue fever continues to be an important public health problem in India, as evidenced by the high proportion dengue positivity, severity, and case fatality.
On the occasion of National Dengue Day observed in India on 16 May, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and DNDi are organizing an event to create awareness about dengue, its control, and management and discuss strategy and measures to tackle the disease.
Agenda
Time: 9:45-12:30
Venue: Conference hall, ICMR headquarters, Delhi
| Welcome address Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Govt of India, Department of Health Research and Director General, ICMR |
| Disease burden, prevention, and control measures Tanu Jain, Director, NCVBD, MoHFW, GoI |
| Strategic framework and roadmap for dengue control in India Kalpana Barua, Former Additional Director, NCVBDC |
| Challenges of safe and effective vaccine Nivedita Gupta, Head, Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, ICMR |
| Dengue alliance- Importance of endemic countries to take the lead in dengue R&D Kavita Singh, South Asia Director, DNDi |
| Vectors of dengue and their control Himmat Singh, Scientist E, ICMR-NIMR, New Delhi |
| Importance of public health communications Rajni Kant, Director, RMRC and Head, Policy and Communications, ICMR |
