In commemoration of ASEAN Dengue Day earlier this year (15th June 2023), a remarkable alliance has emerged, uniting eight prestigious professional bodies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and esteemed medical experts who share a profound dedication to combating dengue. In light of that, these change-makers have come together to form Dengue Prevention Advocacy Malaysia (DPAM).
DPAM, Malaysia’s first independent dengue prevention advocacy group, is jointly established and led by the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA), Malaysian Society of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases (MyICID), Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC), and Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association (PPPKAM), in collaboration with the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM), Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Kuala Lumpur (APACPH-KL), and Rotary International District 3300.
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