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The World Health Organization has announced that it will continue its efforts to combat the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite attacks against health workers. who made a death on a doctor.
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, made the comments during a visit to North Kivu to show support for WHO staff and partners.
The statement came as health workers at the center of the Ebola epidemic in the DRC had given the government a weeklong ultimatum to improve their security, otherwise they would pull out of work.
"We are all shaken by the violent death of Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung. He died saving the lives of people affected by the Ebola virus. I am here to show that his work will continue, "said Moeti in a message posted on his Twitter account.
Dr. Kiboung, a Cameroonian epidemiologist, died on April 19 following an attack on the Butembo University Hospital in Butembo, North Kivu Province. At least two other people were injured in the incident.
The attack took place two days after President Felix Tshisekedi's visit to Beni, eastern DRC, where he called for the disarmament of militias operating in the east and whose presence has complicated the response to Ebola.
Lack of confidence in the government has thwarted efforts to contain Ebola since the beginning of the epidemic last summer. Some residents falsely accuse foreigners of carrying the Ebola virus in the region.
Following a series of attacks on treatment centers by unidentified badailants in February and March, it was found that the current outbreak was spreading at its fastest pace so far.
The Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that the Ebola outbreak would only be controlled if crucial response activities were allowed without violence.
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