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Several Asian countries are experiencing unusually high numbers of dengue cases for this time of year. With the rainy season approaching, the World Health Organization (WHO) is ...

This WHO website summarizes facts on dengue fever.

An article on the recent increase in dengue fever cases by WHO. It gives an overview on the current situation and how WHO is responding to it.

This article discusses the current rapid increase in dengue cases around the world and how countries can improve their capacity to respond to this.

Transmission dynamics, vectorial capacity, and co-infections have substantial impacts on vector-borne diseases (VBDs) affecting urban and suburban populations. Reviewing key fac...

The magnitude of the dengue problem has increased dramatically and has extended geographically to many previously unaffected areas. It was then, and remains today, the most impo...

The established scientific consensus indicates that climate change will severely exacerbate the risk and burden of Aedes-transmitted viruses, including dengue, chikungunya, Zika...

The global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades. In the Western Paci c Region, the number of reported dengue cases has more than doubled from about 200 0...

Research has been conducted on interventions to control dengue transmission and respond to outbreaks. A summary of the available evidence will help inform disease control policy...

Surveillance of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) exemplifies a One Health approach, which entails coordinated, collaborative, multidisciplinary, and cross-sectoral approaches to add...

In 2008, the fifty-ninth session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific endorsed the Dengue Strategic Plan for the Asia Pacific Region 2008–2015. This served as a roa...

Progress in reducing undernourishment has slowed tremendously. FAO’s estimates show that the number of hungry people has barely changed during the past two years, making it incr...

In 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published the “Regional Report on Nutrition Security in ASEAN, Volume 1”,...

The association of Southeast asian nations, or ASEAN, aims to accelerate economic growth and social progress by promoting active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters o...

The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that while the world has made gradual progress in reducing hunger on a global scale since 2000, this progress has been uneven. Hunger pe...

“Leaving no one behind” is an overarching principle of the Sustainable Development Goals. Many countries are prioritizing resources for those who are furthest behind. Existing m...

This dataset includes variables on the burden of disease due to inadequate water in low- and middle-income countries from 2016.

This dataset provides data on the prevalence of stunting in children under 5. Stunting is defined as low height for age.

This dataset provides data on the prevalence of wasting in children under 5. Wasting is defined as low weight for height.

This article discusses the water situation in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. It discusses water quality, water sources, current research, educational gaps and how communities respond t...