AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEbola Surge in Eastern DRC: Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have topped 5,200 with 2,476 deaths reported as of Aug. 18, but Africa CDC warns the official tally may capture only 30–40% of infections—meaning the outbreak could be up to three times larger. River-Route Defense: Kinshasa has launched “Congo River Without Ebola” to tighten surveillance along the Congo River, aiming to stop spread toward major hubs including Mbandaka and Kinshasa. Vaccine Push: More than 16,000 doses of Merck’s Ervebo vaccine arrived in Kinshasa, as WHO and the UN-backed vaccine coordination group allocate 70,000 doses total; 20,000 are set aside for a clinical trial because Ervebo’s protection against the currently circulating Bundibugyo strain is still being tested. Global Emergency Status: WHO says the outbreak remains a public health emergency of international concern as it spreads at unprecedented speed.
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