AGP Executive Report

Yellow Fever: WHO reports two confirmed cases in the Central African Republic, with no deaths, as nine African countries recorded 67 cases and 18 deaths by Oct. 12. It warns that uneven vaccination and cross-border movement could fuel spread. Regional Preparedness: The third phase of the West and Central Africa Health Security Programme includes CAR, aiming to strengthen disease surveillance, emergency response and cooperation with neighboring countries. HIV Prevention: The FDA has tentatively approved the first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The $40-per-person annual price is intended for 120 lower-income countries, including CAR, with initial supplies expected by year-end. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed agreements on infectious-disease prevention and emergency response, alongside plans for medical staff training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and health technology.

Regional Health Security: The third phase of the West and Central Africa Health Security Programme launched in Brazzaville on Nov. 3, with the Central African Republic among participating countries. The initiative aims to strengthen cross-border cooperation, disease surveillance and emergency response. Ebola Preparedness: With more than 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths reported in the DRC outbreak, CAR is screening travelers at river crossings along its porous border. African health ministers have urged countries to keep borders open while increasing surveillance and coordination. HIV Prevention: The FDA has granted tentative approval to the first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. Priced at $40 per person annually for 120 eligible low- and middle-income countries, initial supplies are expected by year-end. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed agreements to cooperate on infectious-disease prevention and response, medical training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and healthcare digitalization.

Regional Preparedness: The third phase of the West and Central Africa Health Security Programme includes the Central African Republic, aiming to strengthen disease surveillance, cross-border cooperation and emergency response. Ebola Screening: With the outbreak spreading in neighboring DR Congo, CAR has stepped up health checks at river crossings, including handwashing, temperature screening and traveler registration. African health ministers have agreed to keep borders open while coordinating surveillance. HIV Prevention: The US FDA has tentatively approved the first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. Initial supplies are expected by year-end, with wider availability in 2027 for eligible low- and middle-income countries. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed two health memorandums covering infectious-disease prevention, outbreak response, medical training, maternal and child health, and medicines oversight.

Regional Health Security: The Republic of the Congo has launched Phase III of the West and Central Africa Health Security Programme, which includes CAR and aims to strengthen cross-border cooperation and disease surveillance. Rehabilitation Training: CAR is among eight countries taking part in a regional meeting in Togo on expanding prosthetics and orthotics training, as access to rehabilitation remains limited across Africa. HIV Prevention: The first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention has received U.S. FDA tentative approval. It is priced at $40 per person per year for 120 eligible low- and middle-income countries, with initial supplies expected by year’s end. Ebola Preparedness: CAR continues daily screening of travelers arriving from the DRC, including handwashing, temperature checks and registration at Bangui’s M’Poko Bac pier. African health ministers have agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and coordination as the outbreak spreads. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed agreements covering infectious-disease prevention, outbreak response, medical training, maternal and child health, and medicine oversight.

Regional Health Security: The third phase of the West and Central Africa Health Security Programme launched in Brazzaville, with the Central African Republic among the countries covered. Its priorities include stronger cross-border cooperation and disease surveillance. Ebola Preparedness: With the deadly Bundibugyo outbreak still spreading in the region, CAR is screening travellers at the Oubangui River crossing with handwashing, temperature checks and registration. African health ministers have agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and coordination. HIV Prevention: The FDA has tentatively approved the first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. At a planned price of $40 per person per year in 120 low- and middle-income countries, it could widen access, though supplies are expected to arrive gradually. Health Partnerships: CAR and Russia signed agreements on infectious-disease prevention and response, medical training, maternal and child health, and medicine oversight. Rehabilitation Care: CAR joined a regional conference in Togo focused on training prosthetics and orthotics professionals, as access to rehabilitation remains limited across Africa.

HIV Prevention: The FDA has tentatively approved the first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. Priced at $40 per person annually for eligible low- and middle-income countries, initial supplies are expected by year-end, with wider availability in 2027. Ebola Preparedness: With the DRC outbreak exceeding 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths in an October 28 report, the CAR is screening travelers crossing the Oubangui River, including handwashing, temperature checks and registration. African health ministers have agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and coordination. Health Cooperation: The CAR and Russia signed agreements on infectious-disease prevention and epidemic response, as well as medical staff training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and health technology.

HIV Prevention: The FDA has tentatively approved the first generic long-acting injectable lenacapavir, with initial supplies expected by year-end and wider availability in 2027. The lower-cost version could expand access in eligible countries, including potentially the Central African Republic. Ebola Readiness: With the outbreak in neighboring DRC exceeding 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths, CAR is conducting daily health checks at river crossings, including handwashing, temperature screening and traveler registration. African health ministers have opted to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and coordination. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed agreements to work together on infectious-disease prevention and outbreak response, as well as training health workers, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and healthcare technology.

Ebola Preparedness: The Central African Republic is screening travellers daily at river crossings from the Democratic Republic of Congo, including handwashing, temperature checks and registration, as the DRC outbreak exceeds 10,000 confirmed cases and 4,900 deaths. Nigeria reported negative Ebola tests for two people under investigation; its earlier case remains the country’s only confirmed case. Regional Coordination: African health ministers have agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and cross-border cooperation, urging countries to prepare health services for possible cases. Health Cooperation: The CAR and Russia signed two memorandums covering infectious-disease prevention, outbreak response, medical staff training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and health-system technology.

Ebola Readiness: The DRC outbreak has passed 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths. The Central African Republic is screening travelers daily at crossings along the Oubangui River, including handwashing, temperature checks and registration. African health ministers have opted to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and coordination. Regional Update: Nigerian health officials reported negative test results for two people isolated during Ebola checks; Nigeria’s earlier confirmed case remains the only reported Bundibugyo case there. Health Cooperation: The CAR and Russia signed agreements to work on infectious-disease prevention and outbreak response, alongside plans for medical staff training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and health-system digitalization.

Health Cooperation: The Central African Republic and Russia signed two health memorandums at the Russia-Africa summit, covering infectious-disease prevention, outbreak response, medical training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and digital health. Ebola Preparedness: With the outbreak in the neighbouring DRC exceeding 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths, CAR is screening travellers at river crossings, including handwashing, temperature checks and registration. African health ministers have urged countries to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and cross-border coordination.

Ebola Preparedness: The Central African Republic has stepped up daily screening at river crossings with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including handwashing, temperature checks and traveller registration. The DRC outbreak had reached 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 deaths by October 28. African health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and cross-border coordination. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed two health agreements on October 30 covering infectious-disease prevention, outbreak response, medical staff training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and digital health.

Travel Alert: St. Kitts and Nevis has listed the Central African Republic among eight Ebola high-risk countries, barring non-nationals who visited within 21 days from entering the federation. Ebola Preparedness: With the DRC reporting more than 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths, CAR is screening travellers at river crossings, including handwashing, temperature checks and registration. African health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and cross-border coordination. Health Cooperation: CAR and Russia signed two health memorandums covering infectious-disease response, medical training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and digital health.

Health Cooperation: The Central African Republic and Russia signed two health memorandums covering infectious-disease preparedness, medical staff training, research, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and digital health. Ebola Watch: The outbreak in neighbouring DR Congo has reached 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 deaths, with a 48.6% fatality rate. CAR has stepped up daily screening at river crossings, including handwashing, temperature checks and traveller registration, as communities move across the porous border. Regional Response: African health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and coordination, rather than impose broad closures. The Africa CDC chief warned the continent is not yet winning the fight against the outbreak.

Health Cooperation: The Central African Republic and Russia signed two memorandums to expand public health collaboration, including medical staff training, maternal and child health, medicine oversight and joint responses to disease threats. Ebola Preparedness: The DRC reported 10,274 confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola cases and 4,992 deaths by October 28. CAR is screening travelers at the M’Poko Bac pier, where people arriving by canoe wash their hands, have their temperatures checked and are registered. African health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and cross-border coordination.

Health Cooperation: The Central African Republic and Russia signed two healthcare memorandums covering infectious-disease prevention, outbreak response, staff training, maternal and child health, medicines oversight and digital health. Ebola Preparedness: CAR has stepped up daily screening at the M’Poko Bac river crossing, where travellers from the DRC wash their hands, have their temperatures checked and are registered. The countries share a porous 1,500-kilometre frontier as the DRC’s outbreak tops 10,000 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths. Regional Response: African health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening surveillance and cross-border coordination. A vaccine trial targeting the Bundibugyo strain is also expected to begin in the DRC, though the effectiveness of the existing Ebola vaccine against this strain remains uncertain.

Ebola preparedness: The Central African Republic has stepped up daily health checks at crossings from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak has surpassed 10,000 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths. At Bangui’s M’Poko Bac pier, arriving travelers wash their hands, receive information and undergo temperature checks and registration. The countries share a long, porous border, and communities and trade move freely across the Oubangui River. Regional response: African health ministers and the Africa CDC are urging countries to coordinate preparedness while keeping borders open. A vaccine trial targeting the Bundibugyo strain is expected to begin in the DRC, but whether an existing Ebola vaccine protects against this strain remains uncertain.