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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How we save lives

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the world’s biggest health threats

Resolve to Save Lives in action

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.…
two speakers at the world heart federation and resolve to save lives side event on access to high blood pressure medications for hypertension at the World Health Assembly 2025

Webinar: Protecting one billion hearts at the 78th World Health Assembly

June 6, 2025
Highlighting the importance of access to medicines to control high blood pressure and the strategies needed to do it.…

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.