Elikya
Ebola Treatment Centre in Ituri, DRC, whose staff walked out over unpaid wages.
Staff at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre in Ituri Province walked out over unpaid wages on 25 July 2026, the second treatment centre to strike in under two weeks.
Last refreshed: 31 July 2026
Why are DRC Ebola treatment centres losing staff to unpaid wages?
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Pandemics and BiosecurityBackground
The Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre in Ituri Province, DR Congo, is one of the facilities treating patients in the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
Its staff walked out over unpaid wages on Saturday 25 July 2026, the second treatment centre in the response to lose its workforce to a payroll dispute after Rwampara twelve days earlier. Doffing an isolation suit safely requires two trained staff, so a walkout halts admissions rather than degrading care gradually; the centre's capacity was subtracted from a province already unable to absorb its caseload. The dispute highlights a recurring vulnerability in the response: donor funding pledged for the outbreak has not always translated into wages reaching front-line staff on time.