Siriraj Hospital experts are calling for increased global collaboration to help end the spread of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Apichat Asavamongkolkul, dean of Siriraj Hospital's Faculty of Medicine, said 24% of the world's population is affected by NTDs. Some 70% of dengue fever cases -- one of the most widely reported NTDs globally -- occur in Asia.
In Thailand, dengue fever is considered an endemic disease. Between Jan 1 and Aug 24, a total of 19,380 cases were reported, with 17 fatalities from the disease.
