Our Outreach Journey

Built the InstantHPI bot and deployed it free on Telegram. Conducted multi-AI brainstorm (GPT-4o, DeepSeek, Gemini, Claude) to develop outreach strategy. Created partnership page, outreach templates in 6 languages, and 5 video scripts.

Sent personalized partnership emails from Dr. Carlos Font to 16 organizations across 5 categories. Each email included a live demo link, partnership proposal, and cost analysis. Also emailed 4 Canadian embassies in Africa to facilitate government introductions.

WHO Digital Health Department — Emailed Dr. Alain Labrique's team (Director, Data, Digital Health, Analytics & AI). Proposed pilot partnership and inclusion in GIDH digital health tool assessments.

PAHO — Pan American Health Organization — Emailed Dr. Jarbas Barbosa's office. Focused on Haiti (0.3 doctors/1,000), Honduras, Guatemala, Bolivia. Requested intro to Ministry of Health digital health leads.

Rwanda Ministry of Health — Emailed Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana's team. Proposed 50-100 CHW pilot in one district. Rwanda is Africa's digital health leader.

Partners in Health — Emailed partnerships team AND Dr. Louise Ivers (Harvard Global Health / PIH). Proposed 3-month pilot with CHWs in Haiti or Rwanda. Zero cost to PIH.

Last Mile Health — Proposed pilot with CHWs in Liberia. AI-assisted triage for health workers walking hours to reach patients.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) — Emailed Geneva HQ. Pitched for conflict zones where MSF can't physically reach — Telegram bot gets there first.

BRAC — Emailed partnership unit in Dhaka. BRAC reaches 100M+ people. Proposed pilot in one upazila in Bangladesh.

Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) — Requested introductions to health ministry digital health leads in CHAI's 35+ partner countries.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — Pitched funding for large-scale deployment. "For $1,000, serve 333,000 patients."

Wellcome Trust — Proposed research partnership to validate clinical accuracy in LMICs.

World Medical Association (WMA) — Requested endorsement from Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu (President, Kenyan physician). WMA represents 10M doctors via 115 national associations.

Ada Health — Proposed tech collaboration. "You assess symptoms for the developed world. We document for the developing world."

Zipline — Proposed AI triage + drone delivery pipeline. "We identify what needs to be delivered. You deliver it."

Rockefeller Foundation — Pitched large-scale deployment funding for Africa and South Asia.

Ethiopia Ministry of Health — Emailed Minister Mekdes Daba. Proposed pilot for 125M citizens with ~1 doctor per 10,000 people.

Contacted Canadian embassies in Ethiopia, Rwanda, DRC, and Burkina Faso. As a Canadian physician, requested introductions to local health ministry officials. Emails sent in French (Rwanda, DRC, Burkina Faso) and English (Ethiopia).

UNICEF Office of Innovation — Proposed integration with UNICEF's CHW support programs in 100+ countries. Suggested pilot in Tanzania, Malawi, or Bangladesh.

WHO AFRO — Regional Office for Africa — Contacted Brazzaville HQ. Requested introductions to digital health leads in priority member states. Referenced existing Rwanda and Ethiopia MOH outreach.

Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health — Proposed 100-user pilot in one Local Government Area. Nigeria has 5,500 people per doctor — 220M population.

Kenya Ministry of Health — Proposed 50-100 user pilot. Kenya is Africa's digital health leader with M-PESA reach and existing eCHIS infrastructure.