AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Alert: Two cases in Nord-Ubangi could mean the outbreak has reached an eighth province, former health minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda said; health authorities had not formally confirmed them. A national report counted 9,144 cases and 4,410 deaths as of Oct. 12. Testing & Vaccines: Chinese CDC experts helped Congolese lab teams fix a testing protocol that risked missing the Bundibugyo strain. Candidate vaccines are in early trials in Uganda, but none is approved for this strain. Transport Upgrade: A WFP-engineered, US$326,000 revamp of Tshikapa’s airstrip has tripled weekly UN humanitarian flights and could open wider commercial links, though funding cuts threaten the service. Ebola Research: Congolese virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe and Belgian epidemiologist Peter Piot received the 2026 Virchow Prize for decades of work on Ebola and epidemic preparedness. Print Technology: The DRC will mark International Print Day for a third year on Oct. 21, with three events bringing together printers, partners and students.
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