# DR Congo Ebola outbreak outpaces response as health workers strike over pay

https://mins.news/en/item/14916

- France 24, 2026-08-06 08:43 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260806-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-outpaces-response-efforts-health-workers-strike-pay

> WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that Ebola is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo faster than efforts to contain the outbreak. Families in Ituri province, the epicentre, reported that many frontline health workers had stopped work over pay disputes. The walkout is making access to healthcare even more difficult for affected communities.

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