Tien Giang province launches dengue fever campaign on ASEAN Dengue Day

ABO - On June 14, Tien Giang Department of Health launched campaign on prevention and control of dengue fever to celebrate annual ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15).

At the launching ceremony. Photo: thtg.vn

The campaign aims to raise people’s awareness of dengue fever and generate resources from stakeholders for the prevention and control of the disease.

ASEAN Dengue Day is an advocacy event held every 15 June to increase public awareness of dengue, to mobilize resources for its prevention and control, and to demonstrate the region’s commitment to tackling the disease.

The advocacy event was agreed upon during the 10th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting in 2010. The first regional event was held in 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia, while Myanmar hosted the regional celebration in Yangon in 2012.

In Tien Giang province , dengue fever is a disease circulating locally and it has undergone major epidemics in 2004 and 2007 with more than 12,000 people infected with dengue fever, including 12 deaths.

The message of "Community with dengue prevention action", the ASEAN Dengue Day this year continues the propaganda and promotes the role of the community to work together to prevent dengue fever, contributing to the community to prevent dengue fever.

(According to thtg.vn – Translated by HUU TAM)