Same here in Thailand. Dengue has been around for a long time and the number of cases keeps growing with 130,000 this year [1]. There are sufficient resources to battle it, but like other corrupt countries the money gets spent on projects that lend themselves to kickbacks.

Maybe with the recent case of a popular celebrity [2] there will be more attention paid. That actor has undergone extreme treatment to try to save him, including several operations to stem internal bleeding, a foot amputation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

[1] http://outbreaknewstoday.com/thailand-reports-nearly-130000-...

[2] http://www.nationmultimedia.com/life/Fingers-crossed-as-Por-...