Malaysia : WHO is not doing enough to fight dengue

Via The Star :

" PUTRAJAYA: The World Health Organisation needs to do more in its fight against dengue, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Liow, who is also the chairman of the 61st session for the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, said the world body was not doing enough.

“We want WHO to do more on dengue. I think they are not doing enough. Member countries realise that dengue is a concern in this region and representatives have expressed concern on the problem.

“We want WHO Western Pacific Region to convey this to the main body and to implement more comprehensive measures on how to eradicate the communicable disease effectively,” he said here yesterday.

Liow said if WHO could come in more “forcefully”, a multi-pronged strategy using both governmental and community approaches could be introduced."