Ebola workers protest over unpaid salaries, lack of government support | ABC NEWS
Health workers in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, have staged a protest, demanding two months of unpaid salaries and warning they can no longer sustain the outbreak response without government support.
The demonstration comes after Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka visited Ituri province, where she acknowledged shortages and pledged to improve support for healthcare staff. Hospital officials had told her many workers hadn’t received salaries promised under the government’s free healthcare program.
Protesters say they’ve continued treating patients despite the delays but can no longer do so without pay, adding that the lack of government support is hampering the broader response as the outbreak continues to spread.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country has risen to 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, as of Thursday, July 23, government data shows.
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