Philippines defied local specialists' advice in pursuing dengue immunisation programme
Manila
AS SHE announced in January 2016 that the Philippines would immunise one million children with a new dengue vaccine, the nation's then health secretary Janette Garin boasted it was a world first and a tribute to her country's "expertise" in research.
At the time, it seemed that the Philippines could be on the cusp of a breakthrough to combat a potentially lethal tropical virus that had been endemic in large parts of the South-east Asian nation for decades.
Almost two years later, the programme lies in tatters and has…
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