However Anothony Banbury says the target of 100 percent safe burials and treatment of 70 percent of infected people has not been met.

Anthony Banbury says the number of Ebola cases will drop to zero by the close of this year.

He cautions that the end is not close and those engaged in fighting the deadly haemorrhagic disease are engaged in an epic battle.

The UN Ebola fighting chief maintains the global response to the Ebola crisis has been extremely successful.

The World Health Organisation says the number of people infected by the virus in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea has passed 20 000.

More than a third of these are in Sierra Leone, which has become the worst-hit country.

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The head of mission and his staff are arriving in Accra today.

The world body’s mission for Ebola emergency response , known as UNMEER, is charged with identifying where the greatest needs are and making sure aid gets there.

The head of the mission, Anthony Banbury, and his team are expected to arrive in Ghana’s capital today.

They’ll have solid technical backing from the World Health Organisation.

Following criticism about the slow international response to the outbreak, there have been promises of help.

Many countries are sending health-care workers, building hospitals or providing much-needed supplies, like protective suits for doctors and nurses.

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