Learning from Ebola

The knowledge that, as bad as Ebola has been, it could have been far worse, is prompting leaders in government, industry and NGOs to discuss the need for new institutions or collaborations to conduct surveillance of infectious diseases, to plan public health responses, and especially to create medical countermeasures.

If attention wanes along with the current crisis, valuable lessons will be lost, and the world will be poorly prepared for future infectious disease outbreaks. ...