this does definately not seem like it needs to exist on the blockchain, just want to get some funding for nothing?

Actually, in order to reach the same level of data integrity protection with a centralized database, we would need to have enough computational power to match the entire Etherum blockchain. Neeedless to say that this would be hardly economically feasible. In addition, I would not exactly call addressing a major global public health issue such as HIV infection getting some funding for nothing.