The Red Cross said attacks on volunteers and humanitarian personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo are making the Ebola response harder. Six workers were injured in incidents last week in Ituri, Haut-Uele and North Kivu provinces. The movement said 12 volunteers have been injured and emergency equipment damaged in 11 violent incidents since the outbreak was declared on May 15. It said the outbreak is the biggest in the DRC’s history and has killed 2,557 people from 5,375 confirmed cases, according to the WHO.
A hygiene worker writes a doctor's name on the back of his personal protective equipment (PPE) suit before entering the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) to care for patients with Ebola virus disease in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, July 13. AFP-Yonhap
GENEVA — The Red Cross on Monday voiced alarm after six workers taking part in a desperate bid to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak were injured in attacks last week in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"Attacks against volunteers and humanitarian personnel are unacceptable," the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said in a statement, along with the Red Cross societies of the DR Congo and Uganda.
