AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Emergency: WHO has backed trials of two experimental vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain as DR Congo’s outbreak surpasses 10,000 reported infections and 5,100 deaths. A British healthcare worker infected in Congo is being evacuated to the UK; Africa CDC has warned that much of the pledged response funding remains undelivered. Maternal Health: Google.org has awarded Nigerian health-tech firm Helium Health $2.5 million to expand AI-supported maternal care, with a target of reaching 1.9 million pregnant women. Child Health: Uganda says its measles-rubella campaign vaccinated about 8.3 million children, exceeding its target, but gaps in routine second-dose coverage leave many still vulnerable. Concurrent Outbreaks: Cholera has killed around 1,800 people in DR Congo amid the Ebola crisis, adding pressure to already strained health services.
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