More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
Doctors, nurses and security staff stopped work over unpaid bonuses and salaries, disrupting care as the outbreak neared 3,000 confirmed cases.
- On Saturday, health workers at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Ituri, went on strike over unpaid bonuses, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of Congo's rapidly growing Ebola outbreak.
- Staff unanimously voted to stop work until "concrete solutions" are found to resolve two months of unpaid performance bonuses, largely paralyzing operations at the treatment facility.
- Congo Ministry data released Friday reports 2,973 confirmed Ebola cases and 1,309 deaths, while 766 patients remain in isolation or in hospitals as the disease spreads rapidly.
- Health workers at Bunia General Hospital also went on strike last week over unpaid salaries, reflecting recurring financial challenges affecting the region's largest medical center.
- The rare Bundibugyo virus lacks approved vaccines, creating significant hurdles for response efforts alongside ongoing conflict in eastern Congo as the virus has caused most current Ebola infections.
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destentor.nlThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has already claimed the lives of 1,354 people. The government announced this on Saturday. The number of infections has risen to over 3,000.
The Bundibugyo strain has neither an approved vaccine nor a treatment – The disease continues to spread
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Since DR Congo declared an Ebola outbreak in May, the country's health authorities have registered 3,075 infected people.
The number of Ebola cases in Congo-Kinshasa has now exceeded 3,000, according to authorities in the country.
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases surpasses 3,000 - Regional Media News
July 25 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 3,075, including 1,354 deaths, government data showed on Saturday. (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by David Gregorio) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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