Ban Ki-Moon is seeing the West Africa Ebola outbreak for himself -- and trying to make a difference<br/> <br />The UN Secretary General landed in Liberia Friday to visit health workers and encourage people to follow health guidelines to stem the virus' spread<br/> <br />Ban repeated that message later in Sierra Leone, where the virus has spread the fastest<br/> <br />He's also set to visit Mali and Guinea over the weekend<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATION SECRETARY GENERAL, BAN KI-MOON, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It might have been very difficult to change such long-held tradition and culture, but it is absolutely necessary to abide by World Health Organization path guidelines, what they call protocols."<br/> <br />Almost 7000 people have died in the nine-month outbreak, with more than 18,000 infected. Health officials say cultural practices like hand-washing the dead allow the virus to spread so rapidly
