Our Problem
Infectious diseases kill millions of people every year, disrupt regional security and economic stability, and can escalate into global crises. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the most recent mpox emergency highlight serious vulnerabilities in our health, surveillance, and response systems. Some of the most glaring shortcomings have been in the lack of low-cost, accurate, widely available diagnostic tests, surveillance tools, and digital infrastructure needed to guide public health decisions.
Despite the continued threat of epidemics, we still do not know what pathogens are circulating and lack the tools to monitor how they are spreading. The Sentinel program seeks to overcome this challenge by enabling effective pathogen surveillance, outbreak response, and ultimately prevention of pandemics through the bottom-up empowerment of communities.
