AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEbola Surge in Eastern DRC: DR Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak has topped 3,500 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths, surpassing the 2018–2020 total, with transmission accelerating faster than response efforts can contain it. Officials say Ituri remains the epicenter and that most new cases lack known contact links, while community deaths are rising outside treatment centers. Vaccine Push: Oxford has started human testing of a Bundibugyo vaccine, and WHO-backed efforts are also moving toward additional vaccine development, as there is still no approved vaccine or treatment for this strain. Response Under Strain: Health workers’ strikes over unpaid wages and insecurity are disrupting isolation, care, and contact tracing, while misinformation is driving attacks on frontline teams and discouraging people from seeking care. Food Security for Containment: WFP is scaling up food aid and logistics in affected areas, warning that hunger and fear can undermine safe isolation and public health measures. Water Access Boost: Separately, President Tshisekedi inaugurated a Chinese-built water treatment plant in Kamina to improve safe drinking water and public health. Pollution Watch: Human Rights Watch also raised health concerns linked to Perenco’s oil operations in Kongo Central, citing air pollution and spill impacts.
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