Dengue is no more a Southeast Asian or Asian issue. It has become a global issue such that the World Health Organization (WHO) sees it fit to name it as one of the ten threats to global health in 2019. WHO has also set targets for member states to try and achieve by 2030. This ADS is a forum for policy makers to network and learn how other countries are trying to achieve these goals.
Symposium
Antivirals and host-directed therapeutics
Date: Friday, 7 June 2024
Time: 11:30 – 12:45
Moderator: Pratap Singhasianon, Secretary-General/Coordinator, SEAMEO TROPMED Network
Speakers:
- Sophie Yacoub, Head of Dengue Group, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU)
- Steven Lim, Infectious Diseases Physician, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun
- Sazaly Abu Bakar, Executive Director, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre, University of Malaysia
- Isabela Ribeiro, Viral Diseases Cluster Director, DNDi
