About the Forum – Cross Sector Synergies
We and our Co-conveners, Asia Dengue Voice and Action (ADVA) Group, in collaboration with the Global Dengue and Aedes transmitted Diseases Consortium (GDAC), Fondation Merieux (FMx), International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases(ISNTD) and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network (SEAMEO) is continuing our battle against Dengue infection. In the upcoming ASEAN Dengue Day on 15 June 2021, we continue to work with ISNTD to continue the global initiative to establish World Dengue Day.
Asia Dengue Voice & Action Group (ADVA)
The Asia Dengue Voice & Action Group (ADVA) was officially set up in 2013 with a mission to identify opportunities to make practical recommendations in dengue-related areas such as improving surveillance and laboratory capacity for dengue disease confirmation with other relevant dengue initiatives, including V2V (vaccine to vaccination) and the Dengue Vaccine Initiative.
ADVA advocates for a collaborative approach to sharing surveillance data and relevant information to ensure the success of dengue prevention through vaccination across regions. ADVA also reinforces the importance of a united front against dengue, and presents a collaborative model for joint effort in the region to prevent the disease through the introduction and implementation of dengue vaccination.
The group has formulated recommendations with an ultimate aim of translating the science of dengue vaccination into messages for policy makers, general public and health care workers.