Ebola in Ituri: Unpaid Since August, Response Workers Declare Indefinite Strike in Nia-Nia

Surveillance, risk communication and community engagement, and infection prevention and control workers began an indefinite strike on October 22 in Nia-Nia, Ituri. They are demanding their allowances for August, September and October 2026 and have suspended activities in those response pillars until they are paid in full. The workers resumed the strike after temporarily suspending it following discussions with Africa CDC and the WHO, and say payment has been uneven across the response pillars. Dr. Robert Tsongo, an occasional spokesperson for the strikers, says they will not return to work without assurance of payment.