The World Health Organization has logged 119 attacks this year against health workers.
Health workers prepare a grave just outside of Beni, Congo, for a woman who died of Ebola. Many health workers are facing harassment and violence as the death toll in the country has risen. By Danielle Paquette and Danielle Paquette West Africa bureau chief Email Bio Follow Lena H. Sun Lena H. Sun National reporter focusing on health Email Bio Follow May 16 at 4:52 PM DAKAR, Senegal — Some doctors fighting the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history are afraid to wear scrubs.
And the violence hampers the response effort in a more direct way: Ebola infections tend to spike after attacks, experts say, because emergency responders are forced to take cover and halt the distribution of immunity-boosting vaccinations. Riebel, who oversees a team of about 100 IRC workers in Goma, said his staff had to suspend treatments last week after taking cover from gunfire in nearby streets.
“According to witnesses at the scene, these militiamen wanted all the expatriates to go home because, according to them, Ebola does not exist in Butembo,” said Patrick Kambale Tsiko, the deputy mayor of Butembo. “They said they will continue if these expatriates do not return as soon as possible.”
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