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One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Prosper Heri Ngorora, Mark Banchereau · 7 August 2026 at 10:59
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One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid - AP News
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Wiza Bondele works at an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo, risking his life without pay since the outbreak began in May. Despite mounting debts and unpaid rent, he continues his vital work, believing it's too important to abandon. The outbreak has cr…

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