AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Response Tightens in Congo: Congo’s Ebola fight is getting harsher as authorities ban funeral wakes and gatherings over 50 people in Ituri, while WHO upgrades the outbreak risk to “very high” for the country; confirmed cases sit at 82 with 7 deaths, but officials say the outbreak is “much larger,” with 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths as supplies and contact tracing rush in. Vaccine Race: Scientists are also racing to test and produce vaccines against the rare Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak, with Oxford and India’s Serum Institute among those working fast. Cross-Border Pressure: Uganda continues to report new infections, and the World Bank is preparing emergency Ebola funding as aid cuts and insecurity strain health systems. Tech & Policy Watch: Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be “disarmed” for the common good, while Japan and India push FOIP as a resilience drive amid global power shifts. Health Beyond Ebola: WHO warns warmer weather could raise snakebite risks worldwide as habitats shift.
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