Aligning to combat dengue

(From left) Ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia Lada Phumas, Dr Fraisse, Dr Muhammad Radzi, Dr Dzulkefly, Dr Akhmal, Ambassador of Brazil to Malaysia Ary Norton de Murat Quintella and DNDi Dengue Global Programme and Scientific Affairs (South Asia) head Dr Neelika Malavige at Dengue Research Visibility Day in Shah Alam. — SS KANESAN/The Star

AN INTERNATIONAL collaboration of medical experts are working to develop affordable and accessible treatments for dengue.

The Dengue Alliance in collaboration with Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) and Health Ministry’s research outfit Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) includes stakeholders from India, Brazil and Thailand.