AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Surge in Eastern DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo reports 2,011 Ebola cases and 754 deaths, with WHO warning the real toll may be two to four times higher as the outbreak spreads faster than contact tracing can keep up. Health System Strain: At Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, health workers have started striking over unpaid wages, adding fresh pressure to an already overwhelmed response. New Treatments Move Forward: WHO says a first human clinical trial is underway for the antiviral obeldesivir (EBO-PEP) to test whether it can prevent illness in people exposed to Bundibugyo Ebola. Funding and Regional Risk: WHO and MSF stress the response needs urgent scale-up and more funding, while UN agencies warn Eastern Africa faces heightened humanitarian and disease risks as Ebola threatens to spread beyond the epicentre. Justice and Accountability: DRC has formed a new advisory council to support war crimes justice efforts tied to atrocities in the east.
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