OUR WORK
Sentinel is an outbreak early warning framework focused on detecting viral threats in real-time and preparing the global community to stop diseases before they spread by partnering with local leaders in the communities we work with. To achieve this, Sentinel follows a three-pronged strategy, and a hub and spoke model for implementation: to DETECT circulating pathogens, CONNECT data and information systems, and EMPOWER scientists and public health officials in Africa to respond to and prevent pandemics.
Detect
Leveraging genomics-based surveillance tools to rapidly identify high-priority pathogens with:
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CRISPR Based detection tools to quickly and accurately identify circulating pathogens, including viral, bacterial, and parasitic targets
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Viral sequencing enabling a greater understanding of circulating pathogens and the opportunity to identify unknown and novel pathogens
Connect
Collecting and analyzing real-time surveillance data and providing it in an actionable form, allowing West African public health organizations to intervene quickly and precisely to prevent potential disease outbreaks with:
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Data Capture and actionable insights: Gathering holistic clinical, lab and epidemiological data from clinics, laboratories, and citizens for a comprehensive picture of pathogen circulation.
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Actionable insights: Providing real-time surveillance data in easily digestible visualizations to public health officials to aid in public health response.
Empower
Building and sustaining scientific capacity through hands-on training for scientists and public health professionals, and improving infrastructure to support sustainable scientific capacity by:
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Training: Conducting hands-on genomics training for academic researchers and public health professionals
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Infrastructure: Upgrading laboratory infrastructure and equipment
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Engagement: Building partnerships across the public health system, at all levels
