OUR MISSION:

Prevent 100 million deaths
from cardiovascular disease

Make the world safer
from epidemics
Who we are
We are mission-driven and have deep technical expertise.
We support staff who live in the countries or regions in which we work. We strive to create a fit-for-purpose workplace that is respectful, diverse, inclusive and supportive. Our governance reflects deep knowledge of the areas where we work and the diversity of the people we serve.What we do
We work with governments and partners across the globe to co-create, advocate for, and scale up activities in two core areas:
Cardiovascular Health
High blood pressure is the world’s leading cause of death. Despite availability of safe, effective and low cost treatment, only one out of seven adults with hypertension have their blood pressure controlled. We work with partners to reduce heart attack and stroke by:
- Increasing the number of people whose blood pressure is controlled from 14% to 50%;
- Reducing global dietary intake of salt by 30%;
- Making food safer by eliminating artificial trans fat.


Epidemic Prevention
The world is vulnerable to the next health threat because most people live in countries that are not well prepared to find, stop and prevent dangerous infectious diseases such as COVID-19. We partner with countries to step up preparedness by:
- Scaling public health technical expertise locally;
- Developing operational excellence to strengthen public health systems;
- Advancing policy action to promote national and global epidemic preparedness.


History
Read about our work, successes and plans for the future (PDF)

OUR LATEST WORK

Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria welcomes new executive director
- November 20, 2023
Resolve to Save Lives announced today the appointment of Nanlop Adenike Ogbureke as its new Executive Director in Nigeria. Ogbureke has more than 20 years of experience in the health sector, including developing country-level strategies, providing technical advisory support to country programs, and leading research on tackling non-communicable diseases in high burden countries. In her […]

Beating the world’s leading killer with Simple solutions
- October 27, 2023
In just a few short years, the Bangladesh Hypertension Control Initiative has achieved impressive blood pressure control rates, and our Simple app has played an important role in this progress. Learn more about how data from Simple has helped our partners– the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Non-Communicable Disease Control Program and the National […]

Sharing learnings to achieve the 7-1-7 target
- October 12, 2023
The 7-1-7 Alliance, a country-led initiative hosted by Resolve to Save Lives, formed a global community of practice with 15 implementing countries to facilitate lesson sharing and spur innovation to accelerate progress toward the target. More countries are expected to join as the 7-1-7 Alliance grows.