Climate change and increased urbanisation are driving an increase in dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases and the Pacific is responding with a suite of new interventions and tactics.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says dengue is endemic in about 125 countries this year, and dengue cases and associated deaths increased by 30% in 2023 compared to 2022.
The first few months of 2024 have seen French Polynesia and Samoa report an increase in dengue cases, with Samoa on the brink of declaring a Please Subscribe to view full content...
