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A community-powered plan cut new HIV cases by 70%

The pills and treatments exist, but they don't reach everyone. In rural Kenya and Uganda, pairing community health workers with simple digital tools — finding people, keeping them in care — cut new HIV infections by 70%. Proof that the last mile is a human one.

The upbeat factorThe cure for the gap: neighbors.
✓ Verified · Medical Xpress · 2026-02-24 · Kenya
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