Dengue fever (DF), caused by the mosquito-borne flavivirus, is recognised as one of the world’s biggest emerging pandemics. DF in the Asia Pacific continues to threaten the quality of public health in the region. In 2017, the New Straits Times…
The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) takes note of the recent registration of the dengue vaccine in Mexico and would like to inform the Malaysian public that the manufacturer has similarly submitted documents for the same vaccine to be registered…
Recognizing and Preventing Dengue- A must parenting skill nowadays! We always hear that in combatting dengue we need to empower the community. I personally would like to advocate that dengue prevention should start from home. If every family understands these…
The Dengue 1 Stop Centre, which functions as an operation center for the ‘War On Dengue’ operation, was officially launched on the 8th November 2014 by the Deputy Director General of Health, Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman at the Taman…
The fight against dengue has been going on for decades, but this year has seen an escalation in infection and death. With that in mind, the War Against Dengue and the 1 Stop Dengue Center has been launched. Dr.…
You have been bombarded with many anti dengue advertisement. You nod your heads in acquaintance. You sympathise with the victims and say to yourself, “yes, we should do something about this. We can’t lose this battle to just a little…
Isn’t life ironic? Imagine, something so small, minuscule and irrelevant to our lives can kill us. Weighing less than 0.01% of our average weight, and length less than 0.001% of our average height, they kill us with just one kiss.…
He’s 26 years old. A Professional. An engineer to be exact. Single. A good guy. The fever was abrupt in onset, accompanied by headache, muscle ache & joint pains. He went to a GP and got treated for flu-like illness,…
Prevention of Dengue Fever It is all about behaviour. In this world, there are mainly 2 types of behaviour, the good and the bad one. The spreading, persistent cycle, and recurrent infection of dengue fever endemic fall into human bad…
There is an alarming rise in the number of Dengue cases and deaths in the country which mandates each and everyone of us as responsible citizens join the fight against Dengue. There is yet to be an effective vaccine against…