Review of the existing policies pertaining to dengue in construction projects and identification of gap in research

World health organization (who) identifies that more than half of the world’s population are at risk for vector-borne diseases. vectors are living organisms that transmit infectious diseases and mosquitoes are the best-known carrier of vector-borne diseases. among the vector-borne diseases,dengue has become a widespread health problem faced by malaysians. there has been various research studies in curbing dengue issues; however,the malaysian government is still having a hard time in reducing the number of dengue issues. existing guidelines and legislation seem insufficient in controlling and reducing the number of dengue cases. it has been reported from january 2015 to october 2015,that there were 96,222 of dengue cases and 263 deaths cases in malaysia. construction projects have been identified as one of the reasons for the high incidences of dengue menace. the construction activities and uncleanliness of the construction sites have caused a spate of dengue cases. this paper seeks to review the existing policies pertaining to dengue in construction projects and to identify the gap in vector-borne disease research. the findings may act as a catalyst for conducting further researches in this field of study. © 2016 penerbit utm press. all rights reserved.