WorldBBCMillions of dollars going missing as virus spreads, MSF warns
Hundreds of millions of dollars meant to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are going missing before reaching frontline workers and patients, MSF warns.
Medical staff are going unpaid, lack proper training and are struggling with shortages of essential supplies, MSF warns
Medical charity MSF has warned that hundreds of millions of dollars meant to tackle the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are not reaching frontline workers or patients.
Africa CDC previously flagged that $700 million of $962 million disbursed to Ebola response organisations was unaccounted for, describing it as a transparency failure.
More than 5,400 people have died and the outbreak remains out of control, with MSF saying two-thirds of deaths are occurring in communities rather than treatment centres.
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