Congo Ebola response workers protest over pay

Congo Ebola response workers protest over pay

By GhanaSummary Newsroom

WORKERS SAY PAY IS LATE, DOES NOT REFLECT WORKLOADIn a letter dated July 5 and addressed ​to Ituri's governor and health officials, Ebola response workers said they had not been ​paid for services ⁠rendered since the start of the latest Ebola outbreak, which was announced on May 15.

Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests outside three treatment centres ‌on Thursday, saying they had not been paid all they were owed for their work.

He said the Africa CDC had provided Congo with about $2 million to support its Ebola response, some of which could be used to make "delayed payments" to health workers.

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