We are very excited to welcome Vivian Joseph to our Dengue Advisory Group to ensure that the voice of the African youth is represented across our international activities. The youth represent a mission critical component of our awareness campaign and especially given that the differential diagnosis of febrile illness remains an issue across the African continent. 

We hope that this engagement will augment our collective efforts in asking the WHO and UN to officially ratify a World Dengue Day. Please help us by sharing our ever growing petition and encouraging others to sign as between 40 to 50 % of the global population is at risk of dengue infection.

We would like to thank you personally for your on going commitment and for wanting to make the world a better place to live in we all share in this passion and its time to unite around a World Dengue Day!

Warmest regards,

Marianne Comparet and Kamran Rafiq 

World Dengue Day secretariat at the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases London, UK