About Us

Dengue Prevention Advocacy Malaysia (DPAM) constitutes a multidisciplinary group of medical and non-medical experts dedicated to making a significant impact in reducing the dengue burden in Malaysia.

Our Vision

To reduce the dengue burden in Malaysia.

Our Vision

To reduce the dengue burden in Malaysia.

Our Mission

To advocate for the strengthening of dengue prevention, management, and control in Malaysia.

Our Mission

To advocate for the strengthening of dengue prevention, management, and control in Malaysia.

Our Aspirations

DPAM supports the national and global dengue targets as highlighted in the Ministry of Health Malaysia’s “Pelan Strategik Pencegahan dan Kawalan Denggi Kebangsaan 2022-2026” and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “2021-2030 Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases”:

To reduce national dengue cases by 5% annually
To maintain the national dengue case-fatality rate below 0.2% every year
To reduce global dengue incidence and burden by 25% by 2030
To reduce dengue preventable death to 0% by 2023

Our Scope

The group will focus its efforts on the following areas of WHO’s proposed integrated management strategy for dengue prevention and control:

Epidemiology
Integrated Vector Management
Laboratory
Patient Care
Environment
Vaccines

Our Scope

The group will focus its efforts on the following areas of WHO’s proposed integrated management strategy for dengue prevention and control:

Epidemiology
Integrated Vector Management
Laboratory
Patient Care
Environment
Vaccines

Our Approaches

DPAM aims to achieve its goals through:

Healthcare professionals’ education & communication
Public education & communication
Guidelines recommendations
Research
Policy recommendations