AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEbola Response in East Africa: Africa CDC and WHO-linked reporting warns the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and Uganda is expanding fast, with testing and contact-tracing gaps and lab kit shortages undermining containment; Africa CDC also pushed exit screening at borders without blanket travel bans, while Burundi’s AU chair Évariste Ndayishimiye urged science-led action and cross-border cooperation. Funding Push: A high-level AU emergency meeting mobilised US$910m in pledges for the DRC–Uganda response, including US$80m from African states, and called for rapid disbursement of a US$518m joint plan covering surveillance, labs, case management, and community engagement. Public Health Milestones: WHO validated Tunisia’s trachoma elimination as a public health problem, highlighting long-term primary care and the SAFE strategy. Digital Connectivity: Seacom launched a high-capacity Nairobi–Kampala terrestrial route, scaling capacity from 1Tbps up to 30Tbps to support cloud, finance, and cross-border digital trade. AI + Language in Burundi: Burundi will host World Swahili Day celebrations and the East African Kiswahili Commission conference, with a theme tying Kiswahili policy to AI tools like translation and speech recognition. Healthcare Capacity Building: Merck Foundation marked World Health Day with scholarship and capacity-building updates, including support for healthcare specialists across countries that include Burundi.
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