British troops train ahead of Ebola mission in S. Leone

"The Ebola virus represents a global threat to public health and we will not stand idly by," Britain's minister for the armed forces, Mark Francois, said as he visited troops preparing for their mission at a training facility in northern England.

Around 100 British troops are expected to travel to provide assistance, including building a 12-bed treatment unit.

There are already around 40 military personnel in the country.

Some of them were seen training in protective suits in a mock-up field hospital set up in a hangar treating simulated casualties.