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Unpaid Heroes Fighting Ebola | Tulsa News
In the heart of eastern Congo, where Ebola rages on with over 4,000 cases and 1,800 deaths, frontline workers like Wiza Bondele risk their lives daily—yet many haven’t been paid since May. Despite promises of $510/month, only some receive partial payments, forcing others to quit or endure grueling commutes, like Bondele’s eight-mile walk in broken shoes. Still, they show up seven days a week, driven by duty and desperation, even staging protests for overdue wages. With no vaccine or treatment, and amid conflict and mistrust, their survival—and the world’s—is hanging by a thread. Listen in…
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