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Training session for project officers and ERPHC mentors in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Credit: ICAP at Columbia University

How ‘Epidemic-Ready’ health facilities in Sierra Leone stopped measles in its tracks

We partnered with primary health facilities in Sierra Leone to train frontline workers to detect and report infectious disease cases.…
An ERPHC mentorship session at a health facility in Uganda. Credit: Uganda Infectious Diseases Institute

“Epidemic-Ready” health care workers in Uganda sound the alarm to end outbreaks faster

We partnered with Uganda’s Infectious Diseases Institute and its MoH to equip frontline health workers to quickly spot and report infectious disease threats in an Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care project.…
Field investigation for the Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Kasese. Photo credit: Kasese Local Government

Widespread adoption of 7-1-7 in Uganda leads to rapid improvement and increased community protection

Deploying the 7-1-7 target during measles outbreaks in Uganda’s Kasese and Kiboga districts in early 2024 helped mobilize the political will and the resources necessary to respond to the outbreaks.…
Distribution of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) supplies at a holy water pilgrimage site in Amhara, Ethiopia. Image credit: Hanna Mekonnen, Ethiopian Public Health Institute.

Enhanced situational awareness: taking action to stop outbreaks before they begin in Ethiopia

Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and local community leaders to prevent a surge in cholera cases during a popular religious holiday.…
Health care workers attending an ERPHC continued medical education session in Uganda. Credit: Resolve to Save Lives

Connect, detect, protect, treat: learnings from implementing epidemic-ready primary health care

Resolve to Save Lives is partnering with primary health facilities to make sure they’re ready to stop the next epidemic.…
Dr. Jedidah Kiprop and colleagues work to verify data a first step in confirming an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya

7-1-7 helps Kenya quickly contain Rift Valley Fever outbreak

Seasonal heavy rains can spark mosquito-borne infections in livestock and spill over into humans. By applying the 7-1-7 target during a recent outbreak of Rift Valley Fever, Kenya was able…
Health care worker using smartphone

Training health care workers to prevent epidemics—with their smartphones

Resolve to Save Lives and our partners at HealthLearn developed free, mobile-optimized training courses that help frontline health care workers recognize, report and contain infectious disease outbreaks.…
Participants at a training for traditional healers in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in April 2024.

How event-based surveillance is saving lives in Sierra Leone

Resolve to Save Lives collaborated with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and global partners to support advanced surveillance for the earliest signs of an outbreak.…
Participants in "Law & Health Security: Strengthening Nigeria's Legal Preparedness."

How Kano became the first state in Nigeria to pass landmark health security law

Kano is the first state in Nigeria to adopt comprehensive subnational health security legislation.…
Graphic of Ethopian health care worker

How Ethiopia established its first ever national infection prevention and control budget

The nation's recent success represents a milestone for global health security efforts.…
Health workers engaged in risk communication and community engagement activities during the 2023-2024 yellow fever outbreak in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State. © Ministry of Health of South Sudan for 7-1-7 Alliance

7-1-7 saves lives in South Sudan

Yellow fever is endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa. But the 7-1-7 target is helping contain outbreaks quickly.…

Welcome to the leadership and learning laboratory for health security leaders

PMEP equips health security experts with practical, technical and leadership skills.…

Sprinting towards health security: how Zambia built an outbreak surveillance system in just one week

Design sprints from the tech world are changing the game in public health.…
Two heathcare workers recording a patients blood pressure in the Simple app on a tablet.

Bangladesh strengthens primary care, cuts back high blood pressure by 50%

Since Resolve to Save Lives began working in Bangladesh in 2018, the country has seen a nearly 20-fold increase in patients on life-saving treatment for high blood pressure and nearly…

Integrating hypertension treatment with HIV care dramatically improved patient outcomes in Uganda

Adapting HIV treatment models to include hypertension improves hypertension control while maintaining viral suppression.…
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