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Ebola Staff Strike Over Pay; US Patient Sent to Germany

7/15/2026

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Dozens of staff at Rwampara Ebola center in Ituri walked out, blocking the road over unpaid wages.
The strike, including epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and gravediggers, says pay has been withheld since May.
Health Minister Roger Kamba said the government is auditing payroll to delete unrelated names and ensure payment.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said a second U.S. Ebola patient was moved to Germany after an earlier American doctor case.

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Dozens of staff at Rwampara Ebola center in Ituri walked out, blocking the road over unpaid wages.
The strike, including epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and gravediggers, says pay has been withheld since May.
Health Minister Roger Kamba said the government is auditing payroll to delete unrelated names and ensure payment.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said a second U.S. Ebola patient was moved to Germany after an earlier American doctor case.