In DR Congo, healthcare workers on the front lines of Ebola face anger and exhaustion as they remain unpaid

Since early July, healthcare workers fighting the epidemic have staged sporadic strikes to demand their salaries. The government has acknowledged the embezzlement of funds, which has undermined the response to the Ebola virus disease.

Since early July, healthcare workers fighting the epidemic have staged sporadic strikes to demand their salaries. The government has acknowledged the embezzlement of funds, which has undermined the response to the Ebola virus disease.

Driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there are no vaccines or treatments, the outbreak is the biggest in the DRC's history.

[RFI] Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

The Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country back in May, affecting aid workers like Lily-Madeleine Seguin.

A UN official has confirmed over 2,500 people have died during the Ebola epidemic

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers’ efforts to contain Ebola  AP News

Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family