New policies in Nigeria will help save lives from heart disease
In partnership with Resolve to Save Lives, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare unveiled a bold new strategy.
Nigeria passes first subnational health security bill
Resolve to Save Lives recently supported the passage of Nigeria’s first subnational health security bill in partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Government of Kano State. This new law brings Kano State into alignment with International Health Regulations (2005) and will allow the state to better protect its people—and […]
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.
Research Roundup: March to July 2024
At Resolve to Save Lives, we use our deep technical expertise to support countries in saving lives from the world’s leading killers. Check out these six peer-reviewed articles that RTSL staff contributed to last quarter!
Five countries commit to implementing comprehensive sodium reduction policies to improve health and save at least 39,000 lives per year
New commitments made at 77th World Health Assembly event hosted by Resolve to Save Lives and NCD Alliance 28 May 2024 (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND)—Bangladesh, Cameroon, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Singapore made new commitments today to implement comprehensive policies that will protect their populations from the harms of high-sodium diets. These commitments, made during the 77th World Health […]
Flexible funding for epidemic response is a game-changer
In her latest op-ed for Think Global Health, our Senior Vice President for Prevent Epidemics, Amanda McClelland, explains how early access to flexible funding at the first sign of an outbreak can save tens—or even hundreds of thousands of dollars—in addition to lives and livelihoods. Get the full story at Think Global Health.
Establishing Nigeria’s first subnational public health institute
This historic development makes Kano the first state in Nigeria to establish a public health institute at the subnational level.
Nigeria’s Kano State passes Public Health Security Bill into law
This landmark legislation—the first of its kind at the subnational level in Nigeria—establishes a robust framework for public health surveillance, emergency management, and the protection of health care workers during crises.
Strengthening laboratory systems to meet the 7-1-7 target
The 7-1-7 Alliance hosted a symposium at the annual conference of the African Society of Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) in Cape Town, South Africa. Panelists from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, ASLM, FIND and Makerere University Walter Reed Project discussed the crucial role of diagnostics in achieving the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection […]
Training Nigeria’s frontline workers to spot priority diseases
Through our partnership with the African Field Epidemiology Network, we’re piloting a mobile-first training course on six of the highest priority diseases in Nigeria to make sure primary health care workers can spot symptoms and report cases quickly.
Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria welcomes new Executive Director
Nanlop Adenike Ogbureke joins Resolve to Save Lives as Executive Director in Nigeria with more than 20 years of experience in the health sector.
Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria welcomes New Executive Director
NOVEMBER 20, 2023 (ABUJA, NIGERIA)—Resolve to Save Lives announced today the appointment of Nanlop Adenike Ogbureke as its new Executive Director in Nigeria. She will oversee a technical and operations staff of 11, facilitate effective coordination and implementation of program activities, as well as foster and maintain productive relationships with government and non-governmental stakeholders within […]
RTSL welcomes Ethiopia team
Joint statements from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and Dr. Manuel Sibhatu, Country Director of RTSL Ethiopia 5 October 2023 (New York, USA)—Today, Resolve to Save Lives officially welcomed the Resolve to Save Lives Ethiopia team at an inaugural event hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “After four years […]
Putting hypertension courses in the palm of health workers’ hands in Nigeria
An effective, lower-cost alternative to traditional, in-person training.
Launching our new Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care program
In Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, we’ll support primary health facilities to detect outbreaks promptly and safely deliver essential services.
Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe joins the Board of Directors of Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria
18 JULY 2023 (ABUJA, NIGERIA)—Today, Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria (RTSL Nigeria) announced the appointment of Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe, Co-Founder and CEO, Environment for Health Development Initiative (E4HDI), to the RTSL Nigeria Board of Directors. RTSL Nigeria is part of Resolve to Save Lives, a global health nonprofit focused on preventing 100 million deaths from cardiovascular disease and making […]
Reviewing Health Security Capacities in Nigeria Using the Updated WHO Joint External Evaluation and WHO Benchmarks Tool: Experience from a Country-Led Self-Assessment Exercise
Nigeria’s experience with a self-assessment of pandemic preparedness underscored the need for investment and stakeholder involvement to strengthen health systems. Writing for Health Security, our colleagues at Nigeria Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed Nigeria’s experience conducting a midterm self-assessment of its pandemic preparedness using a modified World Health Organization (WHO) Joint External Evaluation […]
Celebrating trans fat elimination on the global stage
Co-hosted with the World Health Organization, our side event at the World Health Assembly celebrated progress in removing trans fat from the global food supply.
Nigeria builds momentum for a trans fat-free Africa
Nigeria joins the global movement to eliminate trans fat from the global food supply.
Statement from Dr. Renu Garg: Nigeria builds momentum for a trans fat-free Africa
Statement from Dr. Renu Garg, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health at Resolve to Save Lives 10 May 2023 (NEW YORK, USA)—“We congratulate Nigeria on the passage of its new best practice trans fat elimination policy, which will save approximately 1,200 lives per year. As the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria has set a […]
Rapid scale-up of COVID-19 training for frontline health workers in 11 African countries
Effective outbreak response requires sustained investments in health systems—going beyond training to include adequate equipment, space and staffing levels. For Human Resources for Health, our colleagues at ICAP at Columbia University analyzed a COVID-19 response training program for health care workers in 11 African countries in mid-2020. While confidence in managing COVID-19 increased, barriers like […]
7-1-7 target in Lancet Global Health
RTSL’s Prevent Epidemics Team publishes evidence from early pilots on the 7-1-7 target for early detection of and response to disease threats.
Resolve to Save Lives Announces Dr. Iruka Okeke to Join Its Nigeria Board of Directors
“I’m excited to contribute to an organization that has made such an impact in African countries and communities,” said Dr. Okeke.
Sharing lessons from dedicated preparedness teams
The Prevent Epidemics team held the first-ever gathering of its dedicated preparedness teams, also known as acceleration teams, in Nairobi, Kenya. Teams from DRC, Ethiopia, Liberia and Uganda gathered with RTSL staff from the global and Nigeria offices to share their successes and challenges in making epidemic preparedness a priority in their countries.
Better epidemic preparedness through strategic legal reform in Nigeria
A single guide can support all 36 states in contributing to national health security.
Nigeria’s joint external evaluation and national action plan for health security
Nigeria’s adoption of the World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) will strengthen its national health security efforts. Writing in Health Security, experts at Resolve to Save Lives document the process of completing a JEE with partners in Nigeria in 2017 and subsequently creating a NAPHS to […]
New DHIS2 hypertension control package
DHIS2 is a free, open-source software now supports hypertension and diabetes care for large-scale NCD programs.
Health care worker training at scale: Reflections from COVID-19
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resolve to Save Lives partnered with organizations across 22 countries in Africa to support health care worker training and mentorship in primary health care facilities. After finding that existing resources were not optimized for use by health care workers, the team developed a self-paced, online course about infection […]
Preventing the next epidemic: Seven African countries and Resolve to Save Lives outline specific, practical steps to strengthen epidemic preparedness at the country level
Experience demonstrates that rapid improvement of country-level preparedness is possible and is essential for stronger global health security
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study
The 7-1-7 target supports timely detection, notification, and response to outbreaks. Writing in the Lancet Global Health, experts from Resolve to Save Lives assessed 41 public health events in Brazil, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda between 2018 and 2022 to understand the frequency at which targets for detection (7 days), notification (1 day) and responses […]