APMEN TechTalks Webinar “Early Warning Systems for Vector-Borne Diseases: Lessons from Dengue for Surveillance and Response”
The APMEN Surveillance & Response Working Group invites you to the to the APMEN TechTalks webinar, “Early Warning Systems for Vector-Borne Diseases: Lessons from Dengue for Surveillance and Response“.
Date: 14 January 2026
Time: 11:00 AM Singapore time.
Location: Online
Registration link here.
Early warning systems (EWS) are increasingly recognised as important tools for strengthening surveillance, preparedness, and response to vector-borne diseases. By integrating epidemiological, climatic, environmental, entomological, and socioeconomic data, EWS help anticipate periods of increased transmission risk and support timely decision-making. This webinar will share experiences from implementing dengue EWS in Thailand and Viet Nam and discuss system design, data integration, and use in routine surveillance and outbreak response. A panel discussion will explore challenges in adopting EWS and opportunities to adapt these approaches for malaria and other Asia-Pacific countries.
Opening remark:
- Prof Richard Maude, Co-Chair, APMEN Surveillance & Response Working Group, and Head of MORU Epidemiology
Moderator:
- Dr Chawarat Rotejanaprasert, MORU Epidemiology and Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
Panelists:
- Dr Apinya Niramitsantipong, Director, Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
- Dr Dung Phung, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Queensland
- Kien Quoc Do, Senior Epidemiologist, Pasteur Institute, Viet Nam
