Health workers fighting Ebola go on strike after months without pay

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Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola response have reached a breaking point.

July 9, 2026 at 7:59 a.m. EDT1 minute ago

Health care workers involved in the Ebola response during a go-slow over unpaid salaries at Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday. (Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters)

NAIROBI — Some doctors, nurses and community health workers on the front lines of Democratic Republic of Congo’s still-expanding Ebola outbreak, which is one of the worst ever, went on strike this week, citing lack of pay and poor working conditions — including insufficient protective supplies.