AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEbola Response in DRC: The UN chief Antonio Guterres renewed calls for urgent funding, saying the Ebola plan is only 48% financed and resources could run out in weeks as confirmed cases in the DRC climb past 5,700 with thousands of deaths. Vaccination Drive: DRC health authorities began vaccinating frontline workers with the Ervebo vaccine under a compassionate-use framework in Tshopo, prioritizing health staff and people who had contact with patients, while WHO and Africa CDC also back broader preparedness. School Reopening Anxiety: With schools due to reopen on Sept. 1, teachers and parents in eastern provinces fear unsafe conditions, as authorities use a green/orange/red risk system and some areas shift to home-based learning. Aid Under Pressure: MSF opened a new Ebola treatment centre in Beni, citing bed shortages and attacks on response teams as major obstacles. Regional Context: WHO confirmed Uganda is Ebola-free after 42 days without new cases, but Canada extended Ebola-related entry bans for people from DRC, Uganda and South Sudan for another 30 days. Politics and Peace: President Félix Tshisekedi announced national dialogue weeks after religious leaders urged unity, while he ruled out M23 participation in the process.
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