The PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector of the "Pedro Kourí" Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK), Havana, Cuba, together with the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Health Organization (WHO) and the WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) organize, since 1987, their biannual International Dengue Course.
This 12th edition of the Course covering 24 years (1987-2011) of work will allow to strengthening capacities in dengue control and prevention taking into account the current more advance knowledge and experiences.