# DR Congo Ebola deaths surpass 1,800 as health workers protest unpaid wages

https://mins.news/en/item/15167

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-06 13:07 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/dr-congo-ebola-health-workers-protest-unpaid-wages-as-deaths-surpass-1800?traffic_source=rss

> The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now claimed more than 1,800 lives. Health workers are protesting because they have not been paid. Aid workers describe the virus as spreading at an “alarming and unprecedented rate.” The disease is also reaching remote areas, according to the report.

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