AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEbola Update: WHO says DRC’s Ebola outbreak is still “uncontrolled” and increasingly uneven across provinces, with Ituri improving while North Kivu surges again; the WHO warns the peak may be behind in Ituri but transmission is shifting geographically. New Province Spread: The outbreak has reached Sud-Ubangi in the northwest after a man who traveled from South Kivu via Rwanda and Uganda tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain, raising fears of many contacts and cross-border risk. Scale of Crisis: Confirmed cases have passed 7,000 and deaths are near 3,400, as health teams push vaccination, treatment capacity, and contact tracing amid insecurity and population movement. Public Safety Shock: In Bukavu, a fire at two adjacent schools killed at least 26 students and injured dozens, highlighting persistent emergency and infrastructure gaps in eastern DRC. Urban Sanitation: Kinshasa’s “builders” program—former gang members in a national service cleanup—has cleared rubbish but also sparked allegations of abuse, showing how security and sanitation policy collide on the streets.
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