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.

Nigerian Medical Association (40,000 physicians), Kenya Medical Association, Indian Medical Association (350,000 members), Bangladesh Medical Association, Collège des médecins du Québec (Carlos's own college — in French), Canadian Medical Association, Direct Relief (90+ countries), Reach Digital Health (Africa mobile health), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

India — National Health Authority (Ayushman Bharat) — 500 million people on one digital health platform. Proposed integration as the AI consultation layer.

Brazil — Ministério da Saúde (SUS) — 210 million people under universal free healthcare. Email sent in Portuguese.

NHS England — Health Innovation Network — 67 million people. Proposed pre-visit AI documentation to reduce GP burden.

US Veterans Affairs — 9 million veterans, largest US hospital system. Proposed documentation automation pilot.

Indonesia — BPJS Kesehatan (JKN) — 200+ million covered. Email sent in English with Bahasa Indonesia support highlighted.

Emailed every consulate in Montreal (except USA) requesting introductions to their country's health ministry. Personalized in each country's language — French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, or English. Countries reached: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Mexico, China, Colombia, Pakistan, Morocco, Algeria, Cuba, France, Germany, UK, Japan, Italy, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Lebanon, Egypt, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Romania, Venezuela.

MIT Solve — Application submitted ✓
CHISEL Singapore (S$500K) — Application 37% complete, in progress
Devpost — Submitted ✓
EVAH (Gates/Wellcome/Novo Nordisk) ($750K) — Application drafted, Pathway A. Deadline April 1.
Google.org AI for Science ($1-3M) — Application in preparation
Falling Walls — Application in preparation
TechCrunch Battlefield 2026 — NOMINATED ✓
Case study published at instanthpi.com/case-study.html.

Created and published 15+ short-form videos on LinkedIn and X/Twitter covering: patient cases (Amara in Senegal, Ibrahim in Nigeria), cost argument ($0.003), language support (20+), physician benefits, outreach journey, safety narrative, Canadian ER pilot vision, AI accuracy improvements, and the movement. Videos scheduled through April 10.

TechCrunch Battlefield 2026 — Nominated. One of the most competitive startup showcases in the world.

First reply received — Greece Consulate in Montreal responded to the diplomatic outreach. Proof the campaign is generating real engagement.

Wave 4 outreach — 8 additional organizations contacted, bringing total to 42+.

EVAH application drafted — Full Pathway A proposal ($750K) for Gates/Wellcome/Novo Nordisk grant administered by J-PAL. Deadline April 1.

Massive South America outreach blitz targeting physicians, hospital associations, medical colleges, health ministries, telemedicine orgs, and NGOs across the entire continent. Every email customized per organization in their native language (Portuguese for Brazil, Spanish for all others).

Brazil (14 targets) — CREMERJ, CRM-MG, FBH (4,500 hospitals), ANAHP (private hospitals), Hospital Albert Einstein (#1 in Latin America), HC-FMUSP (largest public teaching hospital), CONASS (27 state health secretaries), CONASEMS (5,570 municipal secretaries), SBIS (health informatics), ABTMS (telemedicine association).

Colombia (6 targets) — Colegio Médico Colombiano, ACSC (specialty societies), ACHC (300+ hospitals), Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Fundación Cardioinfantil LaCardio, Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social.

Peru (4 targets) — Colegio Médico del Perú, MINSA (Hospital Digital program), ACP (private clinics), PAHO Peru.

Ecuador (3 targets) — Colegio Médico de Pichincha, ACHPE (83 hospitals in 12 cities), PAHO Ecuador.

Bolivia (3 targets) — Colegio Médico de Bolivia, PROSALUD (24 health centers), PAHO Bolivia. Bolivia has the most extensive telesalud network in South America (340+ rural points).

Venezuela (3 targets) — International Medical Corps (3.7M Venezuelans reached across 120+ health centers), Médicos del Mundo, PAHO Venezuela. Also contacted Médicos Venezolanos Online (diaspora telemedicine).

Argentina (4 targets) — AMA (50,000+ physicians), ADECRA+CEDIM (420+ private clinics), UBA Faculty of Medicine (International Relations + Telemedicine Center).

Chile (2 targets) — UC Chile School of Medicine, CIMT Universidad de Chile (Center for Medical Informatics and Telemedicine).

Uruguay (3 targets) — SMU (physicians union), ASSE (1.5M public users), AGESIC (runs Salud.uy, PAHO-recognized digital health model).

Paraguay (3 targets) — Círculo Paraguayo de Médicos, FCM-UNA (medical school), MSPyBS DGTIC (digital health directorate, manages 15-region telemedicine program since 2014).

Africa CDC — Emailed Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Addis Ababa). Africa's premier continental public health body, coordinating health across 55 member states. Proposed digital health partnership and pilot deployment with community health worker programs.

ACHAP — Africa Christian Health Associations Platform — Emailed Gaborone headquarters. ACHAP coordinates faith-based health clinics and community health networks across Sub-Saharan Africa. Proposed white-label pilot with member clinic networks in the field.

IAKMI — Indonesian Public Health Association — Emailed Indonesia's national public health association. Indonesia's geographic reality (17,000 islands, 270M people) makes AI-assisted clinical documentation critical for puskesmas and island clinics. Pitched Bahasa Indonesia-language deployment.

IntraHealth International — Emailed Chapel Hill headquarters. IntraHealth works in 30+ countries strengthening health workforces, community health workers, and frontline care capacity. Proposed integration with existing CHW programs.

Medicus Mundi International — Emailed Geneva secretariat. MMI's 19 member organizations span Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Offered to present to the full network and pilot with Francophone Africa members.

ACHEST — Africa Centre for Global Health & Social Transformation — Emailed Kampala, Uganda. ACHEST bridges health policy, research, and systems strengthening across East Africa. Proposed research collaboration and Uganda CHW pilot.