If you're talking about (the worst Ebola affected countries) Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, they are better prepared than most." Dr Moeti said.
Challenges
But many challenges remain. Zika is very different to Ebola.
It's not as deadly. In fact most people infected don't show any symptoms at all.
The main risk is to pregnant women because of the link to women who've been infected giving birth to brain-damaged babies.
Dr Moeti said it's impossible to predict where Zika will arrive in the region from, but she's expecting it to be from Cape Verde or Latin America.