Congo Ebola responders strike over months of unpaid wages
TL;DR
Doctors, nurses and community health workers on the front lines of Congo’s Ebola response went on strike over months of unpaid salaries and poor working conditions, including shortages of protective gear, potentially hampering outbreak containment; the action was concentrated in Ituri province as officials promised pay and safer working conditions.
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- In Congo, health workers fighting Ebola go on strike after months without pay The Washington Post
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- Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months CIDRAP
- Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected province ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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