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

Cover image: A health worker wearing protective gear stands outside the Ebola Treatment Center at the Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, on July 22, 2026. © Dirole Lotsima Dieudonn, AP

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic ⁠of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. Families said many frontline workers in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, have gone on strike over pay issues, worsening access to healthcare.

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to DR Congo, where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay.

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