Sri Lanka has deployed military forces to contain a rapidly escalating dengue outbreak as hospitals report more than 1,000 admissions daily. The deployment signals critical strain on the health system and reflects broader challenges in dengue control across Asia-Pacific regions. — Mask pollution during covid-19 epidemic 2.jpg by Syced / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
