Every June 27, hundreds of health departments and community organizations set up in Walgreens stores across the country to offer free HIV testing to anyone who walks in. No appointment needed. Results in 20 minutes or less.

The National HIV Testing Day activation is a partnership between Walgreens and KFF's Greater Than, a public health information initiative. Now in its 16th year, the partnership has provided more than 104,000 free rapid HIV and STI tests.

In 2025, the activation spanned more than 575 Walgreens stores in 46 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with more than 415 local health departments and community organizations participating.

"This year's record-breaking National HIV Testing Day activation shows the power of public-private partnership," KFF Senior Vice President Tina Hoff said in a press release. "Together with Walgreens and hundreds of community organizations from across the nation, we're reaching more people than ever with free, fast HIV and STI testing — and expanding awareness about powerful new prevention tools like PrEP and doxy-PEP, along with advances in treatment."

All Walgreens pharmacists receive HIV prevention and destigmatization training, Walgreens Chief Pharmacy Officer at Walgreens Rick Gates said in a press release. Additionally, about 3,000 specialty and community pharmacists have completed advanced training in HIV treatment and prevention, he said, so the infrastructure is already in place when local organizations arrive.

Part of what makes the model work is Walgreens' footprint in neighborhoods where HIV rates are highest; the activation reached 96% of Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdictions — the communities the federal government has identified as most in need of HIV intervention.

Community organizations say the setting helps them reach people who wouldn't otherwise get tested. "We were able to provide information and testing to many in our community who are reluctant to test," a representative from the Minority AIDS Project in Los Angeles told KFF. "This was a good way to reach people who would not normally get tested."

The Walgreens and Greater Than HIV partnership shows what's possible when companies and community organizations team up to support public health.

Are you ready to amplify your organization's efforts to fight HIV? U.S. Business Action to End HIV's Local Impact Program matches community organizations with businesses that want to amplify their efforts.

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