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Watch: Shropshire paramedic talks of Ebola fight in Africa

Shropshire paramedic  Tom Waters, who has flown out to Africa to help help tackle the ongoing Ebola crisis, has spoken of his experiences in Sierra Leone.

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Tom, a critical care paramedic who works on the Midlands Air Ambulance based at RAF Cosford, is among 30 NHS staff in Sierra Leone as part of Britain's fight against Ebola,,

He spoke of his experiences in the first of a series of weekly video blogs.

The medics are working with GPs, nurses, psychiatrists and consultants in emergency medicine.

Following initial intensive training, they will work in treatment centres built by British Army Royal Engineers and funded by the Department for International Development.

The video is provided by international humanitarian agency 'GOAL':

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