Ebola in DR Congo: Millions of dollars going missing as virus spreads, MSF warns - BBC
Médecins Sans Frontières reports that hundreds of millions of dollars intended for the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo are unaccounted for. The outbreak remains severe, with frontline workers lacking basic supplies and pay.
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Financial mismanagement in humanitarian crises directly impacts mortality rates and the ability to contain deadly infectious diseases.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Basillioh Rukanga AFP via Getty Images MSF says that many frontline workers do not have the equipment they need Hundreds of millions of dollars meant to help tackle Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not reaching the intended recipients, a medical charity has warned.
A report from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said that while the outbreak remained "out of control", front-line workers were going unpaid, lacked proper training and were struggling with shortages of essential supplies.
It added that in some cases ambulances had run out of fuel.
More than 5,400 people have died and 11,000 infected with Ebola in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in May.
This makes it the second-most deadly outbreak of the disease ever recorded.
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