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
On-demand mobile training with health workers in Nigeria
Health care workers play a critical role in improving the diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure. A new pilot study published in BMC Health Services Research evaluates a self-paced, case-based, mobile-optimized online training to diagnose and manage hypertension among health workers in Nigeria. On-demand mobile digital hypertension training effectively increases knowledge of hypertension management. […]
Salt reduction progress and lessons learned from Thailand
Sodium reduction is not only life-saving, it also saves costs. In a new article for The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, we join the Thai Low Salt Network and others to detail recent accomplishments and lessons learned advocating for the nationwide reduction of salt intake throughout Thailand.
Celebrating World Health Worker Week
Amanda McClelland, our Senior Vice President of Prevent Epidemics, published a blog post for World Health Worker Week exploring how Resolve to Save Lives partnered with Ethiopia to create the nation’s first domestic infection prevention and control (IPC) budget. This landmark achievement is a much-needed step toward making sure every frontline health worker is kept […]