Unpaid Health Workers Strike as Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads

A strike by unpaid health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has severely hampered contact tracing efforts as the Ebola outbreak continues to spread.

Official reports indicate that cases have now topped 4,600, with the virus reaching a sixth province, raising concerns about the capacity of the healthcare system to contain it.

International aid organizations are calling for urgent funding to pay frontline workers and stabilize the response, warning that the current situation is critical.