To understand how badly the world needs this capacity, one need look no further than the ongoing Ebola pandemic, which has ravaged West African societies, claiming thousands of lives and upending many more. A rapid and determined response could have done much to contain the virus.
世界急需这一能力，仍在西非社会肆虐、夺走数钱生命并且还将有大量人口因此丧生的埃博拉便是明证。迅速、坚决的响应可以在很大程度上遏制病毒。但国际响应既迟缓，也不充分。