AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEbola Update: Africa CDC says it’s still too early to declare DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak under control, even as cases decline toward a plateau; as of Sept. 1 there were 6,250 confirmed cases and 3,039 deaths across 60 health zones, with transmission still active in 51 zones. Rapid Spread Warning: WHO says the outbreak is the second-largest on record and the fastest-moving it has seen, with Ituri driving most cases and deaths and many fatalities occurring in communities due to delayed care and unsafe burials. Mobile Data Tracking: WHO and researchers are using anonymized mobile-phone movement data to spot where Ebola could spread next, aiming to guide limited surveillance and response resources. School Reopening Under Strain: In the east, schools are reopening with handwashing, temperature checks, and limits on close contact, but families and teachers remain hesitant where transmission is still active. Vaccination Push: DR Congo has started vaccinating frontline workers with Ervebo under a compassionate-use approach in Kisangani, while clinical trials continue for a licensed option for the Bundibugyo strain. Funding Boost: The UK pledged over £50 million to scale up surveillance, treatment, field deployment, and safe burial efforts. Response Bottleneck: Bloomberg reports Ebola checkpoints and payroll systems are being disrupted by unpaid staff and fictitious workers on payment lists, slowing screening and infection-control work.
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