BMA and Ministry of Public Health Launch Campaign to Combat Dengue Fever in Bangkok and Surrounding Areas

BMA and the Ministry of Public Health together with 9 alliances to campaign “Step into Thai society, do not get sick and die from dengue fever”

Dr. Suksan Kittisupakorn, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bangkok spoke at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Dengue Day 2023 under the concept of “stepping into Thai society Not getting sick and dying from dengue fever” (Moving Forward to Zero Dengue Death) with Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, M.D. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health presided over the ceremony at The Hall, Bangkok that Bangkok is one of the provinces with the highest prevalence of dengue fever. Therefore, the policy has been issued and implemented proactively. Focus on prevention and surveillance before the disease occurs. Especially in community areas, schools and religious places, along with working with the public and private sectors to raise public awareness of the dangers of dengue fever. to make Bangkok disease-free, safe, far from dengue fever

ASEAN Dengue Day 2023 under the concept of “stepping into Thai society Do not die of dengue fever” (Moving Forward to Zero Dengue Death) is a collaboration between the Ministry of Public Health. Bangkok and 9 partners: Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Takeda (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Embassy of Japan in Thailand, CP All Public Company Limited, Electronics and Computer Technology Center National (NECTECH NSTDA.), Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, Amata Corporation Public Company Limited, Dengue-Zero Memorandum of Cooperation and Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited. Join the awareness campaign Against death from dengue fever Which is expected to be the worst outbreak in the past 3 years, with a total prize money of 100,000 baht to the winners of the creative media contest “ASEAN Dengue Day Contest 2023” held for the first year to make Thai people aware of the dangers near them and the severity of the disease