AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Update: WHO says Ebola cases fell in Ituri (-26%) and Haut Uele (-15%) over 21 days, but North Kivu jumped (+73%), with many deaths still happening before people reach treatment—especially among children under five. Vaccination Drive: DRC expanded Ervebo vaccination to Ituri, with MSF launching the BRAVO study in Bunia to follow about 20,000 frontline workers (Ituri and North Kivu) and test protection against the Bundibugyo variant. Mpox Lab Accuracy: Swiss-led research in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found nearly 35% of mpox PCR positives in four DRC cities may reflect contamination rather than true infection, raising concerns for surveillance and patient misdiagnosis. AI and Information Integrity: Anthropic reports misuse of Claude AI in DRC influence operations, including hundreds of posts on fake news sites pushing pro-government narratives tied to the Rwanda conflict and mineral deals. Carbon Tech Policy: DRC signed an ordinance-law creating a national carbon market and an “agentic-AI” sovereign digital registry for Article 6 mitigation records. Health Research Funding: CEPI pledged $3.9M to boost Bundibugyo ebolavirus surveillance, lab work, genomics, and modelling in DRC and Uganda.
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