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Ebola Health Workers Strike in Eastern DRC Amid Outbreak

· Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo · severity: medium · M23 Rebellion · verified

Doctors, nurses, and security staff at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia initiated a labor strike to protest two months of unpaid wages. The walkout paralyzed operations at the epicenter of Congo's rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak, with staff citing that at least five patients died as a direct result of the disrupted care.

Casualties reported: 5

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