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The Ebola treatment centre at Rwampara General Hospital in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has been shut down after dozens of health workers went on strike over unpaid salaries and allowances.
Health workers blocked the road leading to the hospital and burnt tyres at the main entrance on Monday in protest.
The striking workers include epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and burial team members, who said the Congolese government has not paid them since the Ebola outbreak began in May.
Some field workers began a strike last week, accusing authorities of failing to pay their wages.
“We are burying people who have been in their homes for four days, and you can clearly see, they died from Ebola. We are burying people in plastic bags to protect ourselves,” said burial team member John Bahati Nguna.
“Now they are coming from Kinshasa, claiming to be the bosses, and staying in hotels. They eat well, they sleep well and don’t even know what’s happening on the ground,” he added.
The Congolese government declared the Ebola outbreak on May 15 after the virus had spread for weeks before it was officially detected, according to the World Health Organisation.
The current outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment.
