The Womey massacre was a deadly attack on and murder of eight members of a team of healthcare workers, journalists, and government officials who were affiliated with the conflict resolution non-profit Search for Common Ground and WHO in mid-September 2014, traveled to the village of Womey in Guinea's southwest region to educate the local population during the West African Ebola virus epidemic outbreak.
[4] The attack on the Ebola Health Team in Womey, Guinea is related to the mistrust and miscommunication between villagers and the Guinean government.
[6] A coordinator with Search for Common Ground, Aly Badara, said, "In that part of Guinea, there is no faith between those people and their government.
"[7] On 18 September, it was reported that the bodies of a team of Guinean health and government officials, accompanied by journalists, who had been distributing Ebola information and doing disinfection work, were found in a latrine in the town of Womey, 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Nzérékoré.
[9][8] The workers had been murdered by residents of the village after they initially went missing after a riot against the presence of the health education team.
[16][17][18] Also a pastor who worked at a local Christian church and was one of the founders of Hope Clinic, which provides medical care and surgeries.