More health workers strike in Ituri province, at the heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak
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More Health Workers Strike At Ebola Centers
As the world’s fastest Ebola outbreak spreads, more health care workers strike at facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The current Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is still spreading, and new challenges are emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none. The Bundibugyo strain is having a major impact on the ability to slow the spread of the virus. The more common Zaire…
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths (copy)
Ebola cases in Congo have reached 2,011, with 754 deaths, according to government data. Health workers at Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday over unpaid wages. Many health professionals say they're working under difficult conditions without adequate compensation.…
Ebola Health Care Workers Threaten To Strike As Virus Spreads
Health care workers helping treat and control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are threatening to strike as the hemorrhagic disease continues to spread. Yesterday, healthcare workers in Ituri issued a 24-hour notice of an impending strike. Those working on the Ebola frontlines said that the working conditions were too poor to continue. They reported unpaid benefits, low wages, and inadequate supplies since the outbreak off…
The scale of the current Ebola outbreak could be two to four times the official estimates announced by the WHO. The latest official figures from Congolese authorities, published on Tuesday, report 719 deaths and 1,963 people infected. In Ituri, healthcare workers protested on Tuesday to denounce their working conditions.
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak is raging, healthcare workers have gone on strike again because they have not been paid, reports the AP news agency. A strike by employees of the hospital in the city of Bunia, the largest healthcare facility in the hard-hit Ituri region, began today. It is the latest location in eastern Congo where staff are downing tools due to dissatisfaction over delayed salary payments and un…
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