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Issued by the APEC Health Working Group<\/em><\/p>\n

Singapore, 25 September 2025<\/i>APEC economies have launched\u00a0the Roadmap to Advance Dengue Prevention and Control in APEC Economies 2026\u20132030<\/a>, unveiled on the margins of the APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy in Seoul on last week.<\/p>\n

Opening the session, Vice Minister of Public Health of the Minister of Health of Peru, Eric Ricardo Pe\u00f1a-Sanchez underscored the urgency of collective action on combatting dengue. Peru is the sponsoring economy and project lead of this initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe APEC dengue roadmap marks a pivotal milestone in our effort to enhance public health surveillance and response capacity to dengue at both local and regional levels. Through this framework, we aim to strengthen collaboration, share best practices, and leverage our collective expertise to lessen the impact of dengue in our communities,\u201d Pe\u00f1a-Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

Dengue has become a major public health and economic threat, with\u00a014.1 million cases reported worldwide in 2024<\/a>\u2014the highest on record. Driven by urbanization, globalization, and climate change, the disease is placing unprecedented strain on health systems and communities.<\/p>\n

The roadmap charts a path toward stronger coordination, innovation, and sustainable investment. Its four priorities are to strengthen domestic policies and financing for long-term prevention, accelerate innovation and surveillance through research, data sharing, and integrated control measures, deepen partnerships that engage governments, businesses, academia, and communities, and enhance regional cooperation through APEC to expand joint learning, preparedness, and rapid response.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the achievement, Dr Carlos Luis Vela Barba, Chair of the\u00a0APEC Health Working Group<\/a>, highlighted the regional significance of the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis roadmap is the first of its kind in APEC, and its adoption reflects our shared responsibility to tackle dengue collectively. By anticipating outbreaks and building resilient health systems, we\u2019re laying the foundation for a healthier Asia-Pacific by 2030,\u201d Dr Vela Barba said.<\/p>\n

The launch of the dengue roadmap builds on momentum from APEC\u2019s 2025 Senior Officials\u2019 Meeting in August, and complements APEC\u2019s broader health agenda, which is shifting from emergency response to long-term system resilience. By combining science, policy, and community action, economies aim not only to save lives but also to reduce the heavy social and economic burden dengue places on families and communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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