AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEbola Funding: A Congolese rights group has asked the Inspectorate General of Finance to investigate $50 million the government says it paid to the Health Ministry for the Ebola response. Separately, Africa CDC says more than $700 million of $962 million disbursed directly to aid organisations has yet to be reconciled by authorities; the agency has not said the money was misappropriated. Outbreak Spread: Ebola has reached North Ubangi, the eighth affected province, with two confirmed cases and one death reported in Wapinda. By Friday, the DRC had recorded 9,415 confirmed cases and 4,536 deaths across 66 health zones. Children at Risk: MSF says children are especially affected in Ituri and North Kivu and urges their inclusion in Ebola vaccine and treatment research. It warns that weak infection controls in general health facilities may put children seeking care for other illnesses at risk.
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