// BBC WORLD NEWS — MONDO
Millions of Ebola dollars missing with staff unpaid while virus spreads, charity says
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.
MSF has urged the Congolese government and UN agencies to "strengthen oversight and accountability" to ensure money already disbursed is effectively utilised.
This means "ensuring response personnel are properly trained, paid, equipped, and supported, and directing resources towards areas where needs are greatest", it said.
The BBC has asked the Congolese government for comment.
MSF's warning adds to concerns raised by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) last month, when it said that $700m (£527m) out of $962m disbursed to organisations implementing Ebola response was unaccounted for.