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Health officials in the D.C. region have issued warnings about a person infected with measles who landed at Dulles International Airport and traveled throughout the area during the past week.
The D.C. health department listed in a statement posted to its website Saturday the various places the person visited.
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This Historian Has Seen the Future of Trans Health Care
Jun 16, 2025 6:00 AM Jules Gill-Peterson doesn't want to fight for trans joy. She wants to fight for what trans people really need: resources, hormones, and surgery. Her latest arena? The US Supreme Court. Photograph: Dina Litovsky Jules Gill-Peterson is speaking to me from the future. She's 11 hours ahead of me when I reach her over Zoom. While I'm sniffling and congested on a rainy Wednesday evening on my side of the screen in Brooklyn, Jules is welcoming the sun on a beautiful Thursday morning, the bright blue sky of Bangkok peeking in from the window behind her. The Baltimore-based trans studies scholar is known for her work on the history of medical transition, specifically the history of how trans kids have attempted to access such forms of health care. In 2018, a time when US lawmakers were only just beginning to target gender-affirming care for minors—that is, puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery—she published her first book on the subject, Histories of the Transgender Child , a groundbreaking work that presaged the wave of health care bans that roughly two dozen states have since signed into law, not to mention President Trump's various executive orders that have sought to further undermine access to such care at the national level. Seven years later, the fight over access to these treatments has reached the Supreme Court with United States v. Skrmetti , a challenge to a Tennessee ban on health care for transgender youth, the ruling for which is expected to be issued later this month. Gill-Peterson, along with several other experts in the field, coauthored an amicus brief for the court explaining how trans kids have existed long before contemporary medical science and that they've been transitioning, medically or otherwise, far longer than the 'irreversible damages' crowd would claim. Whether or not the justices heed their expertise, the Supreme Court decision will have a major impact on the future of not only youth access to gender-affirming care in the US but trans American life writ large. Beyond the legal brief, when she's just speaking to me one-on-one, Gill-Peterson admits that she doesn't personally love the term 'gender-affirming care,' as she finds the neologism to be too euphemistic. She prefers instead to speak plainly about what's actually at stake: hormones and surgery, not something abstract or intangible like affirmation or validation. She's similarly specific when she explains why she's in Thailand: She's recovering from a 'sex-change surgery,' a vaginoplasty to be exact, one that has neither 'affirmed' her gender nor even 'confirmed' it. Her linguistic tastes are not merely a matter of aesthetics but a choice that reflects her politics, which prioritize addressing and meeting trans people's material needs, especially in this moment when we're increasingly under attack. 'We don't need any more disgusting 'trans joy,'' Gill-Peterson says. 'We don't need any more 'gender euphoria.' Let's just get rid of all that and spend our time delivering real things that matter to people, things like hormones and sex changes and surgeries.' It's fitting, I tell her, that a trans historian like herself would now be traveling around the world for a surgical procedure, given the rich history of transsexual medical tourism that dates back generations. Entertainer and World War II veteran Christine Jorgensen was quite famously cornered into becoming a public figure after the New York Daily News made tabloid fodder out of her early 1950s sojourn to Copenhagen; Janet Mock recounted her own journey to Bangkok in 2014's best-selling Redefining Realness . 'Every single woman that made her whole life about getting this surgery by any means necessary,' Gill-Peterson says, 'those women are absolutely my heroes. I feel lucky in some sense, if only sentimentally, to be retracing their itineraries.' Gill-Peterson's experience in Bangkok has also proven instructive. An associate professor in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins University since 2021 and the author of two books, most recently 2024's A Short History of Trans Misogyny , she spent five years trying 'relentlessly' to obtain this particular surgery before being told last fall that she'd have to wait at least another year. 'Despite having a PhD for studying this stuff, I've repeatedly failed to obtain this surgery myself,' she says. Changing jobs, switching insurance plans, moving between states—something always held up the process, even when she had explicit legal protections against health care discrimination based on where she lived and was working for an employer that 'would've paid for something like 95 percent of the cost.' 'I just couldn't deal with the American system of 'gender-affirming care,' even when it was nominally working for me at its absolute, pinnacle best,' she continues. 'It's one of my immediate takeaways after having surgery in Bangkok. Having a good surgeon with a positive experience—like, wow! If only we put the resources behind it so it could be like this for everyone.' 'We don't need any more 'gender euphoria.' Let's just get rid of all that and spend our time delivering real things that matter to people, things like hormones and sex changes and surgeries.' Instead, the Canadian academic's adoptive home has done the opposite, passing health care bans in just about one out of every two states that prohibit minors from medically transitioning through all but underground means. Meanwhile, lawmakers at the national level are taking steps to prevent Medicaid recipients of any age—a quarter-million of whom are trans, according to a 2022 report from the Williams Institute—from using their insurance to cover puberty blockers, hormones, or surgery, as they are currently permitted to do in much of the country. Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,' which would do precisely that, has already passed the House and, as of this writing, is on its way to the Republican-controlled Senate. Should it succeed there as well, all it would need to then become law would be a signature from the president. Given the situation, Gill-Peterson yearns for a reality check among the 'Love Is Love' platitude-spouters, should they ever hope to pose any sort of meaningful challenge. 'All of these push factors are impolite to acknowledge in progressive liberal circles,' Gill-Peterson says. 'They'd rather plug their ears than admit that health care is a material need. It's not a slogan. It's not, like, a thing you support in your heart. It's an urgent, lifesaving need,' one that's never been totally secure, though Gill-Peterson is taking action to change that. Having grown up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Gill-Peterson's academic trajectory took her from the University of Ottawa to Rutgers University, where she received her PhD in American Studies in 2015. Later that year, she accepted a teaching position at the University of Pittsburgh, where she began work on what would later become Histories of the Transgender Child , which won the Lambda Literary Award for best transgender nonfiction book in 2019. A response, in part, to the post–'Tipping Point' narrative that would frame transness as a novel phenomenon ('Trans people are in a constant state of being discovered,' as filmmaker and historian Morgan M. Page once wrote), Gill-Peterson's book examined how youth have medically altered their sex as far back as the early 20th century, decades before most of the loudest anti-trans mouthpieces in Congress were even born. As lawmakers have banned trans health care for minors, even criminalized its provision in a handful of states, often on the grounds of its being 'experimental,' as Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey claimed in 2023, the research undergirding Histories of the Transgender Child has only proven more vital, and its thesis more eerily prescient. 'While most academics aim to make small discursive interventions, Jules Gill-Peterson has paradigm-shifted the field of trans studies multiple times,' says Charlie Markbreiter, an academic and organizer with Writers Against the War on Gaza whose next book, Rapid Onset , will examine how trans people became a political scapegoat. Histories of the Transgender Child 'destroyed the myth that trans kids were 'just invented,'' he adds, noting that her scholarship is 'historically grounded, accessible to nonacademic audiences, and useful to movement struggles. [She's] easily the most important trans studies scholar working today. It's not even close.' Not long after publishing her first book, Gill-Peterson began dating Kadji Amin, author of 2017's Disturbing Attachments and an associate professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University. 'My thinking owes a lot to our relationship,' she says of her boyfriend, who accompanied her to Bangkok and has been caring for her during her recovery. As Gill-Peterson has achieved recognition for her work, to a degree 'unprecedented for a transsexual woman of color in the academy,' she says that she has also experienced harassment and bigotry, even from her colleagues. 'Kadji's unabashed insistence on the importance of loving and caring for me, which includes standing up for me in our profession and telling the truth about how transsexual women are treated by people who claim to be their allies, has been instrumental to me carrying on with my research and work as the political situation worsens in this country.' Having gotten together at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the two found themselves alone and isolated at home like so many other new couples at the time. But instead of passing the hours by making sourdough starters or going full Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on each other and imploding by summer's end, the pair developed a collaborative working relationship, one that helped them clarify their political aims and creative ambitions. 'We got to spend a lot of time together, working from home and contemplating the practical value of academic research and writing in crisis,' Gill-Peterson continues. 'For us, the bottom line was that we had to learn how to tell urgent and basic truths that academics are loath to admit. We spent a lot of time exploring the condescending elitism, anti-transsexualism, and misogyny of middle-class transgender thought and politics, which we both had sensed internally for years but had been strongly discouraged from critiquing.' These lines of critique are blisteringly evident in her second book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny , which Verso published last year. A vital new contribution to a lineage of transfeminist scholarship that includes the work of Julia Serano and Viviane K. Namaste, among others, the text interrogates how seemingly progressive neoliberal politics make trans people into assimilable subjects only through the exclusion of transsexual women, particularly those who are poor, Black, brown, sex workers, or immigrants. 'I've found Jules to have an essential perspective and one that challenges me and how I do this work of 'trans activism.'' No moment encapsulates this dynamic to me as clearly as when Jennicet Gutiérrez, a longtime organizer for queer and trans immigrants' rights, staged a protest at a White House Pride Month reception in 2015, two days before the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage. Gutiérrez was there to demand that President Obama stop the abuse of trans people in Immigration and Customs detention centers and release all LGBTQ+ detainees. Attendees—themselves a mix of activists, journalists, and other leaders from within the community—shushed her as she spoke, cheered loudly when Obama upbraided Gutiérrez for interrupting him, and booed as she continued to speak, eventually breaking out into applause after she was escorted out. Additionally, Gill-Peterson's book charts how this dynamic of transsexual exclusion stems from centuries of Euro-American colonial violence, spanning centuries and continents—and an expansive bibliography—while remaining succinct and unthinkably readable. 'I've found Jules to have an essential perspective and one that challenges me and how I do this work of 'trans activism,'' Gillian Branstetter says via email. Branstetter is a communications strategist at the American Civil Liberties Union, the legal nonprofit helping to represent the trans teenagers and their families in the Skrmetti case. Gill-Peterson's work has illustrated for Branstetter the narrowing effect that identity-first politics can have at a time when 'we need solidarity across difference,' she says. 'Not just because my day job is almost by definition identity-first, but also because, as Jules' work shows, identity itself is something we are often forced to shape for ourselves from what violent systems have left for us.' Over the years, Gill-Peterson's work—which, in addition to both of her books, also includes her editorial duties at Trans Studies Quarterly and her cohosting duties on the Death Panel podcast—has shifted focus toward constructing trans histories that lie beyond the research of American medical institutions. Her next book, Transgender Liberalism , forthcoming from Harvard University Press, will further shift that focus, presenting a 'history of class differences between trans people and the ways in which the state and, by extension, medical institutions have served to not only delineate but intensify those differences,' she says. The project began as a history of DIY transition, medical or otherwise, but reoriented over the course of her research as she realized how divergent our histories of the subject are. 'Trans women and trans men's transition practices are basically completely separate until the last 40 or so years,' Gill-Peterson says, adding that the latter group has historically experienced upward mobility even without hormones while the former group has not. One of Transgender Liberalism 's main arguments, she tells me, is that trans health care in the US was formed to specifically address one group of people: poor trans women, who, despite sometimes being fixtures of certain queer neighborhoods, had become largely locked out of the labor market by the middle of the 20th century, with their lives and livelihoods criminalized and policed. 'The entertainers, the sex workers, the girls on the stroll—they were important culturally but living in extreme poverty for the era, not experiencing the same rise in income and wealth that others, specifically white Americans, were experiencing after World War II,' Gill-Peterson says. 'The gender clinic was created to coercively rehabilitate them,' or at least some of them, 'into working women and get them back into the economy.' This month, the Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling in United States v. Skrmetti , a landmark case examining the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. It's possible that the court will strike it down on the grounds that it's discriminatory on the basis of sex, thereby giving the ACLU the legal precedent it needs to challenge similar laws in more than 20 other states, or at least the ability to return to the lower court that upheld Tennessee's ban in the first place. Such victories are unlikely, however, given the bench's conservative majority. As to what the worst-case scenario might look like, 'the worst-case scenario would be that things stay the same,' as Branstetter told me in a recent interview for Dazed. For the trans kids and their families who live in those states that have restricted youth access to lifesaving health care, 'the world has already ended.' 'When the battle's playing out on a hundred fronts at once, we have to remember that there's no single court ruling, no existential moment, no single referendum on 'transgender rights' that'll decide how this struggle will go.' Still, as Gill-Peterson makes sure to note, the mere existence of a law that grants people 'the right to change sex,' as the Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Andrea Long Chu once termed it, does not in and of itself make it possible for a person to do so. Therefore, she says, fighting for the freedom to medically transition demands a more comprehensive strategy than focusing on one single court ruling. 'It demands a bread-and-butter approach,' one that prioritizes economic security and adequate resources for all, she says. 'One of the big findings I've taken away from this research [for Transgender Liberalism ] is just how much the cost of medical transition has skyrocketed since the 1960s' when 'transsexual women faced an average cost of $3,500 total for psychiatric evaluation, ancillary care, and surgeries at a gender clinic,' which translates to about $35,000 today. By the 1990s, that amount had doubled. A trans man's phalloplasty, on the other hand, nearly quadrupled in price over that same time frame, totaling just over $200,000 by century's end, when adjusted for inflation, which is 'out of reach on a practical level for most people,' says Gill-Peterson, stating the obvious. In this sense, she continues—if you remove all of the various health care reforms that have greatly expanded coverage options for trans people in the US over the past two decades, as countless lawmakers are hell-bent on doing—it is empirically harder to medically transition now than it was in the 1960s. This, she believes, 'is the real political crisis—the real panic when it comes to transition, not the moral panic that we're told exists.' The American health care system hasn't made it too easy to transition; it has made it too hard, and she has the data to prove it. When Gill-Peterson was invited to coauthor an amicus brief for the Skrmetti case, she was ready. For years, she'd anticipated that the Supreme Court would rule on precisely this subject—trans kids' access to health care—and, as not only one of the very few trans historians in the academy but a leading researcher on the history of children seeking medical transition, she knew she'd eventually get the call to share her expertise. 'Around 2019, I started keeping a separate file for evidence I'd found over the course of my research that demonstrated the longevity, the reality, and the banality of medical transition in this country,' she says. 'All good historians are just kind of pack rats.' Tennessee's law and the arguments in favor of it allege that the basic forms of what we call gender-affirming care—that is, blockers, hormones, and surgery—are 'novel' and 'experimental' and therefore too dangerous to be made accessible to minors. Gill-Peterson's brief debunks those claims, detailing at length that 'gender dysphoria and these treatments' are deeply historically rooted. 'I'm not a lawyer,' she continues. 'I'm not a legal scholar. But I am an empiricist,' which essentially makes her a textual originalist's worst nightmare, textual originalism being the right's legal analytical framework of choice that has proven quite strategic in their war on civil rights and abortion access. 'This is an important moment for historians to weigh in,' she adds. 'The Skrmetti case frames this kind of care in an ahistorical, even anti-historical, kind of way.' Like the legal experts I've interviewed in the past, Gill-Peterson didn't express any great optimism as to the impending Supreme Court decision. Nevertheless, she is no defeatist. Every case spawns new opportunities in and out of the courtroom, she tells me. 'Rather than viewing this as proof that the tide has risen too high and we're about to be overwhelmed, we have to have clarity about the wide array of places where politics can be done and material change is possible,' from state and local elections to workplace organizing, from the building of mutual aid networks to things I can't legally advocate in writing. Regardless of how Skrmetti shakes out, Gill-Peterson believes that what happens after the ruling matters more than the ruling itself. 'When the battle's playing out on a hundred fronts at once, we have to remember that there's no single court ruling, no existential moment, no single referendum on 'transgender rights' that'll decide how this struggle will go,' she says. 'There has to be a constant sense that we're building momentum for those of us seeking wonderful things. Things like unrestricted medical transition, sex changes, surgery—' She reaches offscreen to grab her drink. '—and iced coffee in Thailand! The girls love it.' This piece was published in partnership with Them.
Forbes
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Tips For Talking To A Hotel Concierge
Bike rentals? No problem. Your hotel concierge can set that up for you. Summer travel is upon us, and many of us will be staying in hotels and resorts with dedicated concierges. We see their desks in the lobby, but how many of us are a little intimidated to approach them? If you've avoided a conversation with a concierge in favor of figuring things out on your own, you've likely missed out on some valuable assistance, insider insights, and maybe even reservations to a popular museum or restaurant. Let's delve into all the reasons you should seize the option of working with a concierge. It's a valuable service you'll want to start using, so here are some tips for getting the most from your concierge. The hotel concierge is one of the first people to greet you, the face of the hotel. Think of a concierge as a hotel guest assistant, someone who can handle a variety of tasks that will make your stay more enjoyable and more navigable. There's a reason why the concierge desk is always within view of the front door and check-in station—in a way, the concierge is the face of the hotel, one of the first people you see upon arrival who greets you warmly and sets the tone for your stay. But they definitely serve a different purpose from the front-desk staff, so it's important to know when to alter your course toward their desks. If you are looking for help with anything deemed social—both on the resort property and off—your best bet is almost always the concierge. Their specialties are knowing how to help you fill your itinerary, making suggestions based on their insider knowledge, and being trusted confidants who make sure you get to where you're going with greater ease and confidence. A concierge can tell you about must-see attractions nearby and how to enjoy them. The best experience I ever had with a concierge was at the Hotel de la Ville in Rome. I only had two days to see the highlights, and I didn't have the slightest idea how to get around, which restaurants to choose from the hundreds within walking distance, and what to see once I'd knocked out my bucket list items. On my first day, I stopped at the concierge desk to tackle the first dilemma—how to make my way around Rome. After sharing some information about my interests and timeline, I was presented with a map, circled areas of interest, must-sees, and even suggestions for what to avoid. I was educated on what was walkable, what would require a taxi, and how to get a fair rate for a ride. Then my concierge asked about my dinner plans and presented me with what she described as two very different experiences that would showcase different neighborhoods in Rome. A couple of phone calls and minutes later, I had reservations at both, directions for how to get there, and what to be sure to see nearby. Had I been interested, my concierge would have secured museum tickets, provided advice about the best times to see attractions, and on and on. When it came time to head to the airport, she called a car for me and even had coffee ready for my morning ride to the airport. The concierge is a font of wisdom when it comes to your stay and your surroundings. They know who to call to get things done, they oftentimes have relationships with restaurants and popular sites to secure last-minute tickets, and the best concierges make you feel at home even when you're halfway around the world. Concierges are there to help. Work with them and make your vacation infinitely better. Not everyone is like the guests on The White Lotus, although concierges will tell you they've dealt with every crazy request out there. Most expect some confusion from guests who don't always understand the concierge's role, so don't worry too much about asking questions. In general, here's what you need to know. As in any field, there are experts and there are newbies, and everything in between. It goes without saying that some are much more knowledgeable than others. So you may ask a very fair question and receive little help in response. Case in point: At a 5-star resort in the mountains, my husband and I asked our concierge for suggested hiking trails nearby. Her response: 'You should check the All Trails app.' Of course, this was not at all helpful, and I might be inclined to think I had asked for something odd, when in fact, it fell within the parameters of a typical concierge's knowledge base. I always recommend asking any question that has to do with the social activity aspects of your stay. You may not get the help you're looking for, but it's well within your rights to ask. What is not okay is to make ridiculous demands of a concierge or to present an air of entitlement. Don't ask a concierge to get you front row seats to a play hours before the performance. Don't expect a concierge to get you into the hottest club in town, especially last-minute (they might be able to swing it, but don't expect it). And now that you know the role of the concierge, don't expect him or her to fulfill another hotel role, like checking you in so you don't have to stand in line or delivering your room service meal or unpacking your suitcase—these are more akin to butler duties and are not in the purview of the concierge. Tipping is much appreciated and certainly appropriate if a concierge has made a positive impact on your vacation experience. You can't really put a price on someone who steered you to an unforgettable meal, helped you see more than you could have ever seen on your own, or made phone calls in a language you can't speak, therefore taking care of all your plans. But try to compensate your friendly concierge in a way that acknowledges their efforts. Base it on how much support they provided and how many times you consulted with them. Then give a little bit more. After all, the concierge can make a profound difference in your vacation happiness.
Associated Press
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8th Asia Dengue Summit Renews Call to Achieve Zero Dengue Deaths, with a Record 14 million Global Cases Reported in 2024
Health leaders, researchers, and advocates unite to advance efforts against dengue through innovation, prevention, and cross-sector collaboration. MANILA, Philippines, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As dengue cases in 2024 double to over 14 million globally, with Asia accounting for 70% of the global burden in 2024[1], the Asia Dengue Voice and Action (ADVA) Group reinforces the call for stronger policies to strengthen dengue resilience at the 8th Asia Dengue Summit held at the Crowne Plaza Galeria Manila. Themed Toward Zero Dengue Deaths: Science, Strategy, and Solidarity, the summit held from 15 to 18 June 2025 convened over 600 participants from 22 countries, including dengue experts, global health leaders, policymakers, researchers, and advocates. 'With dengue cases persistently growing in many parts of the world including the Philippines, this summit delivers a unifying message: Dengue is preventable – and with scientific innovation, the right strategies, and strong community partnerships, achieving Zero Dengue Deaths is achievable. We want to protect lives, eliminate preventable deaths, and put a stop to this global threat,' said Dr. Ma. Rosario Z. Capeding, Organizing Chair for the 8th Asia Dengue Summit. Dr. Capeding presented an overview of dengue disease in the Philippines during the first day of the 4-day summit. 'While we can learn from the successful campaigns of our neighboring countries through this summit, we can also take this opportunity to share our own experience because we have the expertise and the commitment of our dedicated scientific community. We can share our own achievements in this battle against dengue and be considered as strong partners and powerful allies,' said Dr. Fatima I. Gimenez, Organizing Committee Co-Chair Scientific of the summit. The Asia Dengue Summit serves not only as a platform for dialogue among policymakers and advocates, but also as a springboard for lasting partnerships and actions across sectors. ADVA, through the Asia Dengue Policy Working Group (the first under the Asia Dengue Task Force) recently released a white paper titled 'Unlocking Progress: Dengue Policies and Opportunities in Asia.' The paper calls for stronger regional coordination and national accountability so that Asia can build more resilient and equitable systems to manage dengue and protect vulnerable populations.[1] Its country recommendation for the Philippines includes strengthening both dengue prevention through vaccination and quality care delivery. Targeted communication and global collaboration can counter misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, while expanding treatment access and ensuring guideline-based care will help save lives, especially in underserved areas.[2] 'Government can't do this alone. Every sector has a part to play,' added Dr. Gimenez. 'The health workers, advocates, the public, and media – we are all in this together. We can turn the tide on dengue.' Empowering the next generation of dengue champions Building on the success of its inaugural edition, the Dengue Slayers Challenge returns for a second year, continuing ADVA's partnership with Junior Achievement to empower youths in the fight against dengue. This regional competition brings together students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, challenging them to develop innovative solutions that address the real-world complexities of dengue prevention and control. This year, 492 teams comprising 1,812 students participated across the five countries. Participants were tasked to prototype or conceptualize technologies aimed at mosquito control or health monitoring – with a strong emphasis on digital innovation, community impact, and environment sustainability. Through this challenge, young minds not only gain exposure to international collaboration and public health issues but also take an active role in shaping the future of dengue response. Top student teams from the five participating countries will showcase their winning solutions at the Asia Pacific Grand Finals, taking place in Manila on 17 June 2025. The event celebrates the creativity, passion, and commitment of these young innovators as they present their solutions on a regional stage. Spotlight on DengCast: Driving Dialogue to raise dengue awareness As part of its ongoing commitment to building advocacy and strengthening public engagement, ADVA showcased DengCast – its dedicated podcast platform to raise awareness and spark meaningful conversations around dengue. Produced by ADVA:NexGen and available on all major platforms, DengCast features voices from across Asia, including public health experts, community leaders, and researchers, offering regional perspectives and locally driven insights. The podcast will feature dialogue with individuals who have spent their lives making a significant difference in dengue control, as well as those who are on the cutting edge of eliminating this deadly disease. The platform continues to grow and welcomes new contributors to help broaden the conversation and inspire action at all levels of society. ADVA invites stakeholders and experts to be part of future DengCast episodes and join this regional movement to inform, engage, and empower communities in the dengue response. For more information about the 8th Asia Dengue Summit or to access resources on dengue prevention and advocacy, visit or To read the Asia Dengue Policy Working Group White Paper, please visit and follow the LinkedIn page for more updates on dengue Event Partners The co-convenors of the ADVA summit are the following, Topical Medicine and Public Health Networks, Global Dengue Plus Aedes-Transmitted Diseases Consortium, Fondation Meriuex, The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines, Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Philippine Medical Association, Philippine Pediatric Society, and the Philippine College of Physicians. About ADVA Asia Dengue Voice and Action (ADVA) is a scientific working group dedicated to dengue vaccine advocacy in Asia, with the aim of disseminating information and making recommendations on dengue vaccine introduction strategies in Asia. The group has formulated recommendations with an ultimate aim of translating the science of dengue vaccination into messages for policy makers, general public and health care workers. For more information, visit View original content: SOURCE Asia Dengue Voice and Action
