Army

100 Medics in Final Training Before Sierra Leone Deployment

More than 100 military medics are going through their final training in the UK before heading to Sierra Leone next week to help fight the Ebola outbreak.
 
There's been a heavy focus on needle safety after two colleagues were flown back to Britain with injuries in the last two weeks.
 
The medics will spend the next two months treating healthcare workers who have contracted the deadly virus.
 
Charlotte Cross reports.

 

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