With thesupport of the Ministry of Health Malaysia, the Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & EducationCentre(TIDREC), WHO Collaborating Centre(WHOCC) for Arbovirus Reference & Re¬ search, Malaysiaiÿi Society of Infectious Diseases & Chemotherapy (MSIDC), Academy of Medicine (College of Pathology) and Malaysian Public Health Physician Society have taken the initiative to providea platform to address various pertinentis sueson the challenges, diagnosis, treatment and best practices in managing Dengueand Arbovirusesinfection. Tlie organizers have jointly put together a comprehensive programme which features update on clinical,laboratory diagnosisand public health approach covering the topics below by theexperts from Malaysiaand Asia.