AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEbola Response: DRC has started vaccinating frontline health workers in Kisangani, Tshopo, using the Ervebo jab under a compassionate-use framework as the Bundibugyo outbreak keeps surging; more than 50,000 doses have arrived, with WHO also pushing updated guidance on surveillance, infection control, and even social measures like mobility and mass gatherings. Outbreak Pressure: WHO says the epidemic has reached a “defining moment,” with confirmed cases now above 5,500 and deaths above 2,600, and community deaths remain a major concern as insecurity and population movement disrupt care. EU Health Support: HaDEA signed EU4Health contracts to supply RT-PCR lab kits and antiviral favipiravir, aiming to boost testing and response capacity for outbreaks including Ebola Bundibugyo in DRC. Health System Strain: Reporting highlights frontline workers’ fear and stress, including unpaid bonuses, underscoring how workforce conditions can affect containment. Peace & Governance: President Félix Tshisekedi announced a new national dialogue on peace and state “refoundation,” starting in the provinces rather than Kinshasa, though opposition voices question the format. Infrastructure & Trade: Tunisia’s CEPEX is opening registrations for a business mission tied to EXPO BÉTON in Kinshasa, while Mota-Engil is set to sign a 30-year deal to run the Congolese stretch of the Lobito copper-cobalt railway, potentially backed by US financing.
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