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‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads

‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be double the official tallylist 2 of 4DRC Ebola cases surpass 2,000 as more health workers begin strikelist 3 of 4WHO: Ebola spreading faster than ever recorded in DR Congolist 4 of 4Ebola spreading more quickly in DRC, while Uganda discharges last patientend of listHealth authorities warn this outbreak could be even more widespread because the region is battling the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved treatments or vaccine.

A day I cannot forget was when I helped to transport the very first bodies of people who were suspected of dying from Ebola, at the start of the outbreak.

My work is to go into people’s homes and help transport suspected cases of Ebola to the treatment centre for tests.

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