Dengue Fever

(asked on 16th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's total spend on combatting Dengue Fever was in 2018-19.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 23rd March 2020

There is no international sector code for spend on dengue fever, but data on UK aid expenditure is published each year and can be accessed from the link

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2018

DFID's health focus is to improve the provision of basic health services for the poorest by supporting health systems strengthening, health worker capacity and access to essential medicines and equipment. Increasing coverage, access and quality will strengthen health services to address all health problems including communicable diseases.

DFID also provides funding to TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. TDR helps support and influence efforts to combat dengue and other Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

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