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Preparing health systems for a once-monthly oral PrEP option

Preparing health systems for a once-monthly oral PrEP option

Preparing health systems for a once-monthly oral PrEP option

Root to Rise is helping countries anticipate and address the policy, delivery, market, and health system conditions needed for future MK-8527 introduction.

Root to Rise is helping countries anticipate and address the policy, delivery, market, and health system conditions needed for future MK-8527 introduction.

Root to Rise is helping countries anticipate and address the policy, delivery, market, and health system conditions needed for future MK-8527 introduction.

Root to Rise is supporting countries to prepare for the future introduction of MK-8527, an investigational once-monthly oral pill for HIV prevention now advancing through phase 3 trials. As a next-generation option with the potential to expand PrEP choice beyond daily pills and injectables, MK-8527 will require markets and health systems that are ready to absorb it. Drawing on lessons from lenacapavir and earlier PrEP rollouts, we are developing country introduction roadmaps that help governments and partners anticipate access barriers, prioritize readiness investments, and turn emerging evidence into practical steps for future MK-8527 introduction.

Root to Rise is supporting countries to prepare for the future introduction of MK-8527, an investigational once-monthly oral pill for HIV prevention now advancing through phase 3 trials. As a next-generation option with the potential to expand PrEP choice beyond daily pills and injectables, MK-8527 will require markets and health systems that are ready to absorb it. Drawing on lessons from lenacapavir and earlier PrEP rollouts, we are developing country introduction roadmaps that help governments and partners anticipate access barriers, prioritize readiness investments, and turn emerging evidence into practical steps for future MK-8527 introduction.

Root to Rise is supporting countries to prepare for the future introduction of MK-8527, an investigational once-monthly oral pill for HIV prevention now advancing through phase 3 trials. As a next-generation option with the potential to expand PrEP choice beyond daily pills and injectables, MK-8527 will require markets and health systems that are ready to absorb it. Drawing on lessons from lenacapavir and earlier PrEP rollouts, we are developing country introduction roadmaps that help governments and partners anticipate access barriers, prioritize readiness investments, and turn emerging evidence into practical steps for future MK-8527 introduction.

At a Glance

At a Glance

Focus Areas

Focus Areas

Product introduction, strategic market preparation

Countries

Countries

Global

Partners

Partners

Gates Foundation

Funder

Funder

Gates Foundation

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2026

Root to Rise

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©

2026

Root to Rise

We are a U.S. nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.