AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Emergency in DRC: The EU says a ceasefire is now a health emergency as it flies 100 tonnes of supplies to Ituri, where Bundibugyo Ebola is spreading fast; WHO reports nearly 500 confirmed cases and no approved vaccine for this strain. Frontline Strain: In Mongbwalu, Congo, hospital leaders say allowances and support are missing even as staff treat suspected cases around the clock. Regional Response & Funding: East African Community health ministers push coordinated Ebola surveillance and harmonised protocols, but the plan faces a funding wall and unpaid contributions. Rwanda Preparedness: Rwanda says it has activated response teams and built capacity for surveillance, diagnostics, contact tracing and case management, while monitoring outbreaks in neighbouring DRC and Uganda. Chikungunya Vaccine Push: Institut Pasteur launches ACT-CHIK with €15.3m EU funding to advance a measles-virus-based chikungunya vaccine through Phase Ib/III trials in four African countries and prepare local manufacturing. Health Aid Under Scrutiny: Human Rights Watch warns US bilateral health agreements could tie aid to access to sensitive health data and pathogen samples. Teen Maternity Care Debate (Kenya): Officials call free teen maternity care “damage control,” urging stronger prevention as adolescent pregnancy and young people’s HIV infections remain high.
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