Congo Is Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Control, WHO Says
The outbreak has spread to seven provinces with 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths, while treatment centers still lack enough staff, WHO said.
- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization reported Congo faces critical health worker shortages amid history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, as cases in North Kivu province surged 73% over three weeks.
- The outbreak has reached seven provinces, causing 3,759 deaths among 7,773 confirmed cases, while WHO representative in Congo Anne Ancia noted each Ebola treatment center requires about 300 health professionals.
- Children under five face a fatality rate exceeding 60%, significantly higher than the 40% rate for adults, while cases fell 26% in Ituri and 15% in Haut-Uele between Aug. 31 and Sept. 20.
- Frontline workers have faced payment arrears, triggering strikes that worsen access to care, and Health Minister Roger Kamba stated in July the government was verifying payroll lists after identifying unauthorized names.
- The 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak killed more than 11,000 people, and the World Health Organization warns the current crisis is on track to exceed those figures as the virus remains uncontrolled.
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WHO WARNS of shortage of health workers in Congo amid severe Ebola outbreak.
Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of contr
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak , particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three weeks,
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that there is a shortage of health workers in Ebola treatment centers in the Congo, and the situation is particularly difficult.
Congo faces health workers shortage amidst rising Ebola cases
The Democratic Republic of Congo is running out of healthcare workers to operate treatment centers amid the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in recorded history. The health care staff shortage crisis is especially severe in eastern North Kivu province, where confirmed infections jumped 73% across a three-week span. As of yesterday, the Ebola epidemic has reached seven […]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is running out of health personnel to attend to the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak treatment centres in history, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu, where cases have skyrocketed by 73 per cent in three weeks, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday.
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