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Person using a Telemedan solar-powered medical kiosk in Chad
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The Proxy Clinic

Solar kiosk substitutes for a clinic in a country with 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people

ChadApr 17, 2026
WHO representative in Fiji during World AIDS Day activities
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The Midnight Referral

Evening HIV mobile clinic found 130 undiagnosed cases and linked 44 to treatment in 3 months in Fiji

FijiApr 16, 2026
Close-up of blue Truvada PrEP pills, the current daily HIV prevention medication that MK-8527 aims to replace with monthly dosing
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The Five-Dollar Dose

A $5/year HIV prevention pill — and the licensing fight has already started

Global (trials in Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and 16 countries)Apr 9, 2026
A health worker performs a rapid diagnostic test on a patient at a dispensary in Kigoma, Tanzania
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The Warm Chain

No-fridge PCR kits tested 500K patients at 40% less than imports

Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, KenyaApr 4, 2026
Fijian women and a child participating in a community health workshop
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Homegrown Health Networks

Fiji's best health networks were already running in churches and WhatsApp groups

Fiji, Pacific IslandsApr 1, 2026
Health worker holding a lenacapavir vial and patient card during Zimbabwe's national rollout in Epworth, February 2026
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The $40 Shield

A $40/year injection prevents HIV with 100% efficacy in women

Zimbabwe, South Africa, Brazil, UgandaMar 27, 2026
Healthcare worker in a white coat consulting with a patient at a clinic in Rwanda
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Copilot Clinics

AI copilots give community health workers specialist-grade diagnoses for $0.003

Rwanda, Kenya, IndiaMar 25, 2026