World Health Assembly 2025

Let's work together to transform
global health.

Collage of RTSL spokespeople for Resolve to Save Lives 2024 Annual Report "From bottlenecks to breakthroughs"

Demanding action on high blood pressure

Out-of-control blood pressure is the world’s leading cause of death. 


By expanding simple, effective, inexpensive treatment for the one billion people with uncontrolled hypertension globally, we can save tens of millions of lives.

At this year’s World Health Assembly, join Resolve to Save Lives and leaders from around the world as we call for committed, urgent, and coordinated action to protect one billion hearts.

Action on high blood pressure could protect 1,000,000,000 hearts

Sign the call to action

Events

Protecting one billion hearts

Monday, May 19
18:00-20:00 (CET)
École Hôtelière de Genève, Restaurant Vieux Bois

Partnering to accelerate access to blood pressure-lowering medications together with the World Heart Foundation. Join us in person or register to watch the event online.

Foundations for sustainable health

Thursday, May 22
08:00-10:00 (CET)
InterContinental Genève

Join us as we launch a blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care with our partners at Jacobs. RSVP here.

Outsmarting outbreaks

Tuesday, May 20
07:15-09:15 (CET)
InterContinental Genève 

With the Gates Foundation, a spotlight on the role of vaccines and the importance of innovation, collaborative surveillance and broad investment in stopping outbreaks. 

Protecting one billion hearts

Monday, May 19 at 18:00-20:00 (CET)

École Hôtelière de Genève, Restaurant Vieux Bois

Partnering to accelerate access to blood pressure-lowering medications together with the World Heart Foundation. Join us in person or register to watch the event online.

Foundations for sustainable health

Thursday, May 22 at 08:00-10:00 (CET)

InterContinental Genève

Join us as we launch a blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care with our partners at Jacobs. RSVP here.

Outsmarting outbreaks

Tuesday, May 20 at 07:15-09:15 (CET)

InterContinental Genève 

With the Gates Foundation, a spotlight on the role of vaccines and the importance of innovation, collaborative surveillance and broad investment in stopping outbreaks. 

Resources

Resources

Blood pressure control

Cover image for RTSL advocacy one pager on access to medicines for hypertension by RTSL

Providing the medicines patients need to control high blood pressure

Why medicine access remains a barrier to many living with high blood pressure and how governments and donors can help bridge the gap and keep blood pressure under control.
First page of lancet article on hypertension screening

Improved hypertension care requires measurement and management in health facilities, not mass screening

Measuring blood pressure in patients attending primary care facilities is more efficient and effective than mass screenings.
COVER: Fourth Time a Charm?—Howto Make the UN High-LevelMeeting on Noncommunicable Diseases Effective George Alleyne, MD; Awa Marie Coll-Seck, MD; Thomas R. Frieden, MD; Chris Tufton, DBA

Fourth time a charm?—How to make the UN high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases effective

Dr. Tom Frieden and colleagues outline the interventions governments can adopt now to save lives from NCDs.
Unlocking health equity through free blood pressure medications article image

Unlocking health equity through free blood pressure medications

New study on the impacts of providing free blood pressure medications .
WHO global hypertension report: race against a silent killer

Global report on hypertension: The race against a silent killer

Read WHO’s first-ever report on the global burden of high blood pressure and the path to progress.
Cover image from Resolve to Save lives report Under Pressure:Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries

Under Pressure

A collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, our landmark report demonstrates the urgent need to improve access to blood pressure medicines in LMICs.

Resources

Healthier food

Screenshot of effective ways to address obesity factsheet

Proven ways to address obesity, improve health, increase government revenue, and reduce health care costs

Improve public health, increase government revenue, and reduce health care costs by addressing obesity with these proven strategies.
Front of package labeling systems document screenshot

Front-of-package labeling systems

Only one system is proven to improve food choices: Mandatory nutrient warning labels.
Screenshot of low sodium salt frequently asked questions pdf

Lower-sodium salt substitutes: Frequently asked questions

Answers to common questions about lower-sodium salt substitutes.

Trans fat elimination: Maximizing lives saved through policy implementation and enforcement

Resolve to Save Lives’ guidance for enforcing best-practice trans fat elimination policies.

Lower sodium, longer lives

Sodium reduction is the single most important dietary intervention for improving heart health and saving lives

Healthy revenue: Four taxes, three wins

This is a unique moment for sustainable health financing through health taxes.  We outlined three ways to implement them successfully. 

Learn more

Resources

Epidemic prevention

Unleashing the full potential of 7-1-7

A strategic guide for international partners on the powerful system improvement tool that drives accountability, reveals bottlenecks, and informs targeted investments.
Dr. Tom Frieden chatting with public health experts, Resolve to Save Lives

Fireside chat series: Connected leadership

A quarterly, virtual engagement designed for high-level public health leaders to share hard-won insights.
flowchart graphic on Climate-informed strategies for epidemic readiness _from signals to systems, Resolve to Save Lives

From signals to systems: Strengthening epidemic readiness through climate-informed strategies

Strengthening epidemic readiness by integrating climate data into health systems.

Foundations for sustainable health: A blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care

Our blueprint for strengthening primary health care infrastructure to withstand epidemic and climate threats.
7-1-7 bottleneck analysis screenshot

From 18 countries to yours: Actionable 7‑1‑7 bottleneck insights

Find out how these 18 countries are leveraging 7-1-7 bottleneck data to prioritize investments and contain outbreaks faster.

Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) framework and technical package

Capacities, core activities and outcomes for implementing Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC).
Screenshot of web page: What a 7-1-7 bottleneck analysis across 18 countries taught us – and how you can do your own analysis to inform your country priorities

Actionable 7‑1‑7 bottleneck insights: Resources for rapid outbreak investigation

Solutions to a common 7-1-7 bottleneck: lack of available resources to initiate outbreak response.

Epidemics that didn’t happen

Read our reports showcasing outbreaks that were stopped in their tracks.

Resources

Primary health care

Primary Health Care Survey Questions cover image

Primary Health Care Questions for Surveys (PHCQS)

A core set of globally consistent indicators and survey questions to assess primary health care access and unmet needs.

Foundations for sustainable health: A blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care

Our blueprint for strengthening primary health care infrastructure to withstand epidemic and climate threats.

Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) framework and technical package

Capacities, core activities and outcomes for implementing Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC).

How scaling up hypertension control can be a pathfinder for universal health care

Strengthening hypertension management and control will improve many aspects of primary care and contribute to goals for universal health coverage.

About Resolve to Save Lives

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. 

We use technical, operational, and policy approaches to identify health threats that can be stopped, co-create and test simple solutions, and scale the best solutions worldwide. 

Contact us to discuss how we can work together.

In Kano State, Nigeria, community health care workers take patients' blood pressure measurements outdoors on a sunny day.