This is an important step in the right direction, but such efforts need to start well before an outbreak if they are to have a significant impact. New technologies require time to be tested before they can be deployed in the field, and scaling up to large-scale production is a major challenge for any new invention.
美国国际开发署（Agency for International Development）、白宫科学与技术办公室（White House Office of Science and Technology）、疾病控制与预防中心（Centers for Disease Control and Prevention）以及国防部宣布埃博拉为“重大发展挑战”并启动了支持务实、高性价比的治疗和预防方法的计划。这是迈向正确方向的重要一步，但这些措施要想起到很大作用，应该在爆发前很久就开始。在可进行田野实验前，新技术需要时间检验，而对于任何新发明，扩展到大规模生产也是重大挑战。