‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads
Second, the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection before an outbreak was officially declared on May 15. Analysts point to severely weakened disease surveillance resulting from global health aid cuts in the past year.The virus is also spreading in eastern DRC, a region that is seeing protracted conflict, and where distrust of authorities is high, making it hard to track suspected or confirmed cases. The epicentre is Ituri province, near the Ugandan border.By July 21, more than 2,500 cases and 1000 deaths had been recorded, according to WHO.
- ▪Second, the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection before an outbreak was officially declared on May 15.
- ▪Analysts point to severely weakened disease surveillance resulting from global health aid cuts in the past year.The virus is also spreading in eastern DRC, a region that is seeing protracted conflict, and where distrust of authorities is hi
- ▪The epicentre is Ituri province, near the Ugandan border.By July 21, more than 2,500 cases and 1000 deaths had been recorded, according to WHO.
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Features|Ebola‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreadsHealthworkers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.ListenListen (9 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoHealth workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment centre in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 18, 2026 [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]By Prosper Heri Ngorora and Shola LawalPublished On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: The warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) is dire: The current outbreak of the Ebola virus currently spreading in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) might be one of the…
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