Verified community intelligence to contain Ebola outbreaks
Uganda's Ebola outbreak is accelerating with three new confirmed cases including fatal transmission through a driver, threatening to spiral into a wider epidemic.
SentryCircle allows residents to anonymously report suspected cases or unsafe practices. Reports are reviewed by verified healthcare workers before becoming trusted alerts broadcast to the community. Includes a live safety map, rumor control center, and educational challenges.
Ugandan residents and healthcare workers in Kampala and surrounding districts at direct risk of exposure
Two-stage verification (community reporter + official health worker) creates trusted information in an environment where misinformation spreads faster than the virus itself.
community-driven
Submit suspected cases or unsafe burial observations with photos
Health workers review and validate reports before broadcast
Push notifications only for verified information
Heatmap of verified risk zones using PostGIS
Debunk circulating misinformation with official facts
Points for verified helpful reports redeemable for airtime
Daily quizzes that reward correct Ebola knowledge
Private verified groups for estate-level coordination
For health workers to send voice alerts
Public dashboard of community reporting patterns
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| phone_hash | text | Yes |
| is_verified_worker | bool | No |
| district | text | No |
| points | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| reporter_id | uuid | No |
| report_type | text | No |
| description | text | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| location | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| report_id | uuid | Yes |
| title | text | No |
| body | text | No |
| severity | text | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| report_id | uuid | No |
| verifier_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| notes | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/reportsSubmit community observation
/api/verificationsHealth worker verifies a report
/api/alerts/broadcastSend verified alert to subscribers in radius
/api/map/dataFetch heatmap data for given bounds
Basic access
None
Per health worker account
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 1,250 | 6% | $1,575 | $18,900 |
| Month 6 | 9,200 | 9% | $14,355 | $172,260 |
Community-powered, officially verified Ebola intelligence for Kampala and neighboring districts.
Seed with 80 verified healthcare workers from existing contacts at Mulago and regional hospitals to create the verification backbone. Launch in two pilot neighborhoods in Kampala (Kisenyi and Bwaise) through local council leaders. Offer free airtime rewards to first 500 reporters through partnership with MTN Uganda.
Large existing user base in Uganda
General purpose, no dedicated Ebola verification workflow or safety map
Laser-focused on current Ebola outbreak with two-step medical verification
High trust and reach
Not real-time, no map, cannot scale verification
Digital scale with geospatial intelligence and reward incentives
Network effect of verified health workers and community reporters. The more reporters, the richer the map becomes, increasing value for all users.
Misinformation is actively worsening the current outbreak. Communities are desperate for trusted local information at the exact moment smartphone penetration and mobile money rewards have made incentive-driven reporting viable.
False reports or malicious use
Strong verification layer, reputation system, and quick ban tools for bad actors
Liability if verified alert is later proven wrong
Clear disclaimers, partner with MoH for official backing, maintain detailed audit trail
Scaling geospatial queries and notifications
Use PostGIS indexing and caching aggressively from day one
Success: At least 80% of health workers willing to be verifiers
Success: 40 verified reports processed and 65% of users reporting increased sense of safety
Success: 4000 active users and 25 health worker verifiers
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