Ebola victims run to witchdoctors, pastors for cure
A man walks past the Church of Christ during Pentecost celebrations on May 20, 2018 in Mbandaka, northwest of DR Congo as 47 cases of Ebola virus has been recorded in the region according to WHO. AFP PHOTO | JUNIOR D KANNAH
Health workers fighting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have run into an invisible but powerful hurdle, a belief system that deems the disease to be a curse or the result of evil spirits.
Some people are refusing medical care and turn instead to preachers and prayers to chase away the threat, they say.
