Verily Joins Health Security Operations Center for Infectious Disease Monitoring

How do you safeguard public health and an anticipated 6.5 million fans across 16 North American sites during the 2026 world soccer games? Verily Health has joined the Health Security Operations Center (HSOC), a coalition led by Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health, to monitor for potential infectious disease threats. We will provide our wastewater monitoring solution, Sightline, and our trusted research environment, Workbench, as part of the initiative. Samsung Electronics America is providing researchers with tech hardware to display data and enable rapid response. “This collaborative effort demonstrates how data-driven insights can act to monitor for potential infectious disease threats to safeguard public health,” said Stephen Gillett, Verily CEO. Read the announcement here: https://veri.ly/4ueGtxC

⚽ This year's World Cup offers an opportunity in pandemic prevention. 🤝 Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health launch an operations center to track health data as millions of global fans travel this summer across North America. ⚕️ The Health Security Operations Center (HSOC) will monitor infectious disease transmission and mitigate global health risks, and is led by Dr. Rebecca Katz, Director of Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security and PAX Senior Fellow in the Global Pandemic Prevention Program. 🌎 PAX sapiens Global Pandemic Prevention Program, led by Vice President Sabeeha (Sabs) Q., is proud to be a collaborator alongside Verily Health, Your Local Epidemiologist, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Samsung Electronics America, as well as public health organizations American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZziGV89 

Leading into the World Cup games in June, Verily Health has joined a health security coalition led by Georgetown University School of Medicine and MedStar Health. We will provide our data platform and wastewater monitoring solution to assess potential infectious disease threats and inform public health actions.  Read the news: https://lnkd.in/e29XQvNC Excited about our work on this program and the impact it will have for public health, go team 👏👏

May marks SunSmart Skin Cancer Prevention Month. But for many teams working outdoors, UV exposure isn’t occasional. It’s part of the job. In Ireland, skin cancer is the most common cancer, with over 11,000 cases diagnosed every year, and outdoor workers can be exposed to 2–3 times more UV radiation than indoor workers. Yet on many sites, it’s still not being treated as a workplace risk. We’re seeing more organisations take a structured approach, integrating sun safety into risk assessments, planning and daily site operations, not just awareness campaigns. Because like any other hazard, the difference is in how consistently it’s managed in practice. If this hasn’t been fully considered across your sites, it’s worth a closer look. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eD6Fc3qF

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A recent article in the New Jersey Monitor highlights how the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS) is supporting World Cup preparedness through trainings, exercises, and hospital readiness efforts nationwide. NSPS Executive Director Dr. Laura Evans (University of Washington) is quoted, discussing preparedness efforts, coordination across agencies, and the ongoing challenges of responding to unknown pathogens: https://ow.ly/u90h50YULs1 #NSPS #Preparedness #WorldCup2026 #PublicHealth #HealthcareLeadership Mass General Hospital NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals|Bellevue MedStar Washington Hospital Center Johns Hopkins Hospital Children's National Hospital UNC Health Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University The University of Texas Medical Branch UTMB Special Pathogens Excellence in Clinical Treatment, Readiness, & Education (SPECTRE) Corewell Health University of Minnesota Medical Center University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska Medicine Denver Health Cedars-Sinai Providence HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

A recent article in the New Jersey Monitor highlights how the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS) is supporting World Cup preparedness through trainings, exercises, and hospital readiness efforts nationwide. NSPS Executive Director Dr. Laura Evans (University of Washington) is quoted, discussing preparedness efforts, coordination across agencies, and the ongoing challenges of responding to unknown pathogens: https://ow.ly/6ajH50YULtn #NSPS #Preparedness #WorldCup2026 #PublicHealth #HealthcareLeadership Mass General Hospital NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals|Bellevue MedStar Washington Hospital Center Johns Hopkins Hospital Children's National Hospital UNC Health Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University The University of Texas Medical Branch UTMB Special Pathogens Excellence in Clinical Treatment, Readiness, & Education (SPECTRE) Corewell Health University of Minnesota Medical Center University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska Medicine Denver Health Cedars-Sinai Providence HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

🌍 A coalition of more than 20 international partners recently announced the Global One Health Diagnostics Access Compact (GO‑Dx) during the G7 #OneHealthSummit in Lyon, France. Co‑led by bioMérieux, GO‑Dx brings together international leaders to expand access to diagnostics. It supports earlier detection, stronger surveillance, and better responses to existing and emerging health threats.

🌍 A coalition of more than 20 international partners recently announced the Global One Health Diagnostics Access Compact (GO‑Dx) during the G7 #OneHealthSummit in Lyon, France. Co‑led by bioMérieux, GO‑Dx brings together international leaders to expand access to diagnostics. It supports earlier detection, stronger surveillance, and better responses to existing and emerging health threats.

I am pleased to be leading this new collaboration between Heriot‑Watt University and NHS Scotland Assure, part of Public Services Delivery Scotland, focused on advancing understanding of water and drainage systems in the healthcare built environment. Our newly established research facility provides a unique platform for the investigation of clinical water systems, enabling us to replicate realistic hospital conditions and generate robust, high‑quality evidence. This work is expected to have significant impact by improving the design, operation and management of healthcare water and wastewater systems, strengthening infection prevention and control, and supporting safer patient care. The collaboration also provides valuable opportunities for student learning and researcher development, helping to build future capacity in this critically important area of healthcare infrastructure research. We look forward to a long a fruitful collaboration. Chris Turney, Omar Laghrouche, David Kelly, Healthcare Infection Society, Royal Society for Public Health, Heriot-Watt University