AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Watch (DRC): Congo’s record-breaking Ebola outbreak has surged past 7,000 confirmed cases and 3,398 deaths, with the virus now confirmed in a seventh province—Sud-Ubangi—far from the epicenter, raising alarms about transmission in displacement settings with poor sanitation and strained health services. Ebola Response (DRC): While Congolese officials say daily fatalities and new infections may be easing, UN and WHO officials warn it’s too early to declare the peak, as cases continue to climb across multiple provinces. Universal Health Coverage (Togo): A regional WHO meeting in Lomé is bringing together lab and diagnostics officials from 16 African countries to map how to accelerate access to essential health services by 2030, with Togo highlighting progress on neglected tropical diseases. Nutrition & Food Security (Regional): A new Oxford report flags that 252 million young children are undernourished and multidimensionally poor, calling for joined-up social protection rather than single-issue programs. Public Health & Livelihoods (Ghana): WFP cash support helped a northern Ghana farming family rebuild food and nutrition during dry spells, while also using part of the aid to restart production.
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