India's Dengue Challenge: Actionable Solutions for a Safer Tomorrow

Background: Dengue fever has become a major public health concern in our country, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Because there is no definite drug or commercially available vaccine for dengue, prevention is the only option. As a result, early reporting of dengue cases is required in order to implement preventive measures before the disease spreads to epidemic proportions. Methodology: Author has worked as Assistant medical officer for many years with Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and he has actually played role in dengue preventing practices at ground level in Mumbai. So, strategies and methods mentioned by author to control dengue can be practically very helpful to reduce dengue disease burden in society Result: If methods and strategies applied by MCGM, to reduces dengue burden in Mumbai, are applied to other parts of country, same massive reduction in dengue disease burden in country can be achieved.