RAFT roadmap webinar: Building out Aedes mosquitoes: Eliminating dengue as an urban threat

2/4/2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

Aedes-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever are expanding rapidly as cities grow, climates warm, and urban infrastructure fails to keep pace. This talk introduces the Lancet Arbovirus Commission’s “Building Out Aedes” framework, an integrated strategy that combines immediate epidemic control tools with long-term urban planning, infrastructure, and governance reforms to eliminate mosquito habitats and reduce human–mosquito contact. Drawing on emerging evidence, global experiences, and lessons from successful national programmes, the session will outline how cities can lead transformative, sustainable action to protect populations, strengthen resilience, and ultimately remove Aedes-transmitted diseases as a public health threat. 
 
Key findings from the RAFT research programme on Aedes risk in urban environments, and management of plastic waste in cities, will also be shared. The session will conclude with a panel discussion and audience questions.
 

• Key findings from Lancet Commission on arbovirus control in cities - Oliver Brady, LSHTM
• RAFT results  - Aedes in Africa - key findings of relevance for control - Mojca Kristan, LSHTM
• Working with urban stakeholders on waste management and recycling - Boluwatito Aiyepola, BASF, Nigeria

• https://lshtm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OTNTbeufR7SxeEZR7tMrHg#/registration

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