Automated digital blood pressure devices
Short video from Resolve to Save Lives on how automated, digital blood pressure devices promote accurate blood pressure measurement at scale
What to do after diagnosis of hypertension
Video for health workers from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Maintaining and calibrating BP devices
Guidance from the UNDP
Validating electronic blood pressure monitors
Suggested requirements for external validation from Resolve to Save Lives
How scaling up hypertension control can be a pathfinder for universal health care
Journal of Clinical Hypertension article with lessons from Resolve to Save Lives’ hypertension programs
How to choose an automated BP monitor
Recommendations for low- and middle-income country settings from Resolve to Save Lives
Simple, practical hypertension treatment protocols
Short video from Resolve to Save Lives
Hypertension treatment protocol: PAHO region
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hypertension treatment protocol: Punjab, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Punjab, India
Hypertension treatment protocol: Telangana, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Telangana, India
Hypertension treatment protocol: Madhya Pradesh, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Madhya Pradesh, India
Hypertension treatment protocol: Kerala, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Kerala, India
Hypertension treatment protocol: Maharashtra, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Maharashtra, India
Hypertension treatment protocol: Philippines
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in the Philippines
Hypertension treatment protocol: Ethiopia
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Ethiopia
Hypertension treatment protocol: Bangladesh
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Bangladesh
Saving 100 million lives
Journal of Clinical Hypertension article on lifesaving potential of hypertension control, salt reduction and trans fat elimination
Hypertension treatment protocol: Single pill combination as first-line treatment
Sample treatment protocol from Resolve to Save Lives
Hypertension treatment protocol: Calcium channel blocker as first-line treatment
Sample treatment protocol from Resolve to Save Lives
Template for developing a strategic advisory committee for hypertension prevention and control
Template with proposed members and terms of reference
Tool for the development of a consensus protocol for treatment of hypertension
WHO HEARTS package tool for treatment protocol development
Blood pressure measurement checklist
Poster with tips for taking blood pressure correctly from Resolve to Save Lives
10 hypertension best practices
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives with best practices for clinicians
Frequently asked questions: Hypertension management
FAQs on hypertension management compiled by Resolve to Save Lives
Fixed‐dose combination pharmacologic therapy to improve hypertension control worldwide
Commentary published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Annotated bibliography: Hypertension control
Annotated bibliography on hypertension control from the US CDC. Last updated in 2018.
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 […]
Psychosocial determinants of adherence to public health and social measures (PHSMs) in 18 African Union Member States during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a cross-sectional survey
Trust in authorities, a sense of control over one’s environment and behavior, and access to resources influenced adherence to public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Writing in BMJ Open, experts at Resolve to Save Lives analyzed psychosocial and sociodemographic factors influencing COVID-19 public health and social measure (PHSM) adherence through a cross-sectional […]
Protecting the world from infectious disease threats: now or never
There is an urgent need for global cooperation, leadership, and sustainable financing to address critical gaps in health preparedness as revealed by the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Joint External Evaluation (JEE). Writing in BMJ Global Health, experts at Resolve to Save Lives highlight the results of WHO’s JEE process, in which 100 countries assessed their […]
WHO global report on sodium intake reduction
WHO report assessing global progress in implementing sodium reduction policies, providing insights by country, region, and income group to guide future actions for reducing sodium intake and improving cardiovascular health.