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20 cyclists rode 500km around Fiji so its children could breathe easier

The 2026 Cure Kids Fiji 500 saw 20 riders circumnavigate Viti Levu over four days to fund oxygen systems for Fijian hospitals — a partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Health and the University of Auckland that has already invested over $1.1 million, treated 90,000+ patients, installed solar-powered oxygen concentrators at 16 coastal clinics and trained 197 health workers. Because oxygen shouldn't depend on the grid.

The upbeat factorFive hundred kilometres of sweat, ninety thousand breaths easier.
✓ Verified · Cure Kids (via LinkedIn) · 2026-07-13 · Fiji
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