We support countries to improve blood pressure control for over 34 million people worldwide. Image courtesy of the Nigeria Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI).
We're committed to making the world safer from epidemics. We supported 60+ countries to respond more effectively to COVID-19, and promote strategies to find and stop everyday outbreaks faster.
Nearly half the global population is now protected from toxic artificial trans fat thanks to policies supported by Resolve to Save Lives. Credit: Getty Images

Resolve to Save Lives accelerates action against the world’s deadliest health threats

We are a results-driven global health organization that collaborates locally and globally to build solutions that save millions of lives.

Our global impact

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people treated for hypertension

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people protected from artificial trans fat

How we save lives

Identify

the world’s biggest health threats

Co-create & test

solutions rapidly, together with our partners

 

Scale up

solutions that deliver results

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Where we work

Resolve to Save Lives works in 6 regions and 60 countries worldwide.

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Who we are

We are experts, advocates, and physicians across 9 different countries with one vision: building a future where people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Communities flourish. Economies thrive.

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Resolve to Save Lives in action

More news

Join our Global Call to Action to Control High Blood Pressure today!

June 26, 2025

High blood pressure is the world’s leading killer, causing more deaths than all infectious diseases combined. But it doesn’t have to be. Evidence shows that progress is achievable with the…

Group photo of participants in Resolve to Save Lives and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention's Program Management for Epidemic Preparedness (PMEP) Workshop

Activating leadership to strengthen Nigeria’s health security

June 13, 2025
Leadership is an act, not just a position. Nigeria's health security leaders join PMEP, our learning laboratory for global epidemic prevention management.…
Digital blood pressure monitor on a table

Mass screenings alone won’t control the U.S. hypertension problem

June 10, 2025
In an op-ed for MedPage Today, Dr. Tom Frieden discusses the most effective strategies for improving blood pressure control rates at scale.…

Is your country, district or program ready to take control of high blood pressure?

Our six-step guide for program managers starting up national or subnational hypertension control programs

It’s time to go digital

Design the best digital tool to support your hypertension (or other NCD) management program—with step-by-step guidance from the world’s leading experts.

Putting life-saving blood pressure control medication within reach

Our report on strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries

Partners

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Benchmarks for health emergencies

We partner with the World Health Organization to standardize best practices for preparedness, including developing a benchmarking tool to simplify and accelerate preparedness planning under International Health Regulations.

The cost of health care worker infections

In our advocacy efforts to protect health care workers, we released a joint report with the World Bank to calculate the true cost of health care worker infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as wider socioeconomic implications.