Representatives of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), which has more than 3,000 staff members combating Ebola in the most affected countries, strongly opposed giving placebos to anyone at high risk of contracting the disease. But Ballou appears to have persuaded many of the participants at the meeting that his proposal will save more lives in the long run.
无国界医生组织（Médecins Sans Frontières，其有3,000多名成员正在埃博拉最猖獗地区奋战）的代表强烈反对给埃博拉高风险人群使用安慰剂。但巴罗似乎说服了很多参会者，使他们认为他的方案在长期能够挽救更多生命。果真如此的话，随机控制实验就是最符合伦理的选择。