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We work with governments and partners across the globe to co-create, advocate for, and scale up activities in two core areas:
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:
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:
. @NPHIL6 presented at #GHS2022 on how they used a data-driven approach to address delays in COVID-19 case investigation & contact tracing. Developed by our team, the approach reduced time to investigate a case from 6 days to 8 hours. @ghs_conf pic.twitter.com/Ns3mNtI686
— Resolve to Save Lives (@ResolveTSL) July 1, 2022
Every day, public health specialists from @CDCgov and organizations around the world protect us from health threats. One more mystery solved with detective work, one more source of infection, illness, miscarriage, and death found and stopped. https://t.co/9kSzCw78Mw
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) July 4, 2022
Data driven approaches to real time quality improvement will be critical as we look to accelerate pandemic preparedness. Great example from Liberia. https://t.co/WyHObPr0wF
— Amanda McClelland (@AmandaMcClella2) July 2, 2022
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