Especially for the role he plays in the response to Ebola. As a result, health workers threaten to observe a "dry strike" if threats continue. The doctors, for their part; are forced to leave their homes, fearing for their lives.
The Ministry of Public Health reported Friday, May 24 that several doctors and nurses engaged in the response to Ebola in the territories of Beni and Lubero have had to move or temporarily leave their homes because of the death threats they are victims.
This situation results in the closure of some health structures. The example of the Ministry of Public Health is the Kyondo Health Zone, where activities have been suspended at the Kyakumba Health Reference Center since Tuesday, May 21, 2019, since the attending physician and the registered nurse left the hospital fearing for their safety.
"Nurses in the Musienene Health Zone have denounced the death threats and destruction of health facilities they have received in recent days because of their role in the Ebola response. The Musienene nurses held an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2019 to assess their working conditions.
They asked the politico-administrative authorities to get involved in putting an end to this phenomenon of violence against health workers because if the threats do not stop, they plan to observe a dry strike ", the ministry adds in information note...
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