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Reducing Demand for Unhealthy Food: Resources

Collection of advocacy resources on various health food policies such as Front-of-Package Warning Labels, Marketing Restrictions, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, and Trans fatty Acids Eliminations.

Advocacy Action Guide Four Phases to Health Policy Success

Guide developed by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) to provide public health advocates with strategies, case studies, and lessons from over 40 countries to plan, organize, and implement effective advocacy for health policy outcomes.    

NOURISHING Database

The NOURISHING database, built on the NOURISHING policy framework, offers a comprehensive set of policies to guide policymakers, researchers, and civil society in promoting healthy diets and combating obesity and NCDs across ten key action areas.

Improving hypertension care among private sector providers in India

A recent analysis authored by RTSL and our partners in India shows a lack of awareness among private sector providers in India that high blood pressure is a critical health threat. Providing prescriptions to patients is the first step in increasing medication availability and affordability. To encourage evidence-based hypertension care, the government and NGOs could implement […]

Arm Position and Blood Pressure Readings: The ARMS Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

front page of JAMA article on blood pressure positioning

Faulty blood pressure readings can put lives at risk. A new randomized clinical trial shows that commonly used arm positions (lap or side) result in substantially higher blood pressure readings which can lead to false diagnoses and over-treatment. To measure blood pressures accurately, the arm should be supported at heart level. The authors call for clinical […]

Using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy

Using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in the private sector, India

Can 7-1-7 help household contacts of tuberculosis patients get started on preventive therapy? In the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, our colleagues at International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease used a mixed-methods approach to assess the feasibility of the timeliness metric in the private sector in Chennai, India. Among 263 index patients, […]

Phone Calls to Overdue Patients with Hypertension – factsheet

screenshot of first page of factsheet titled "Phone Calls to Overdue Patients with Hypertension"

This two-page factsheet outlines the key takeaways from the full guide, Guide for Management of Overdue Patients with Hypertension, and is designed as a resource for staff in your hypertension clinic.   Other related resources: Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs Leading a Good Data Review Meeting – full […]

Leading a Good Data Review Meeting – factsheet

table graphic depicting the four steps to leading good data review meetings

This one-page factsheet outlines the key takeaways from the full guide, Leading a Good Data Review Meeting, and is designed as a resource for staff in your hypertension clinic.   Other related resources: Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs Guide for Management of Overdue Patients with Hypertension Phone Calls […]

Leading a Good Data Review Meeting

circular graphic depicting four continuous steps to leading productive data review meetings

The ultimate goal of a successful hypertension program is to improve blood pressure control at the population level. Establishing regular data review meetings to review program progress using the HEARTS360 dashboard can enhance decision-making and build a culture of quality and accountability for large-scale hypertension programs. Use the following four steps to identify, address, and […]

Change Package: Overdue Patient Management

screenshot of first page of pdf titled IMPROVING RETENTION IN CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION Change Package: Overdue Patient Management

Program managers of large-scale hypertension programs can use the evidence-based interventions outlined in this new resource from Resolve to Save Lives to better track and manage patients overdue for a visit—and return them to care.   Other related resources: Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs Guide for Management of […]

Guide for Management of Overdue Patients with Hypertension

cover photo for the document titled Guide to management of overdue patients with hypertension showing a woman with a green headdress using a digital device

In this new guide from Resolve to Save Lives, large-scale hypertension programs can better find patients who are overdue for a health visit and bring them back to care. Reducing loss to follow-up is a leading way to improve hypertension control and reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes. Phone calls, text messages, and home […]

Advocacy as easy as 7-1-7

Clear data based on simple metrics can help any decision-maker understand the need for support, funding or policy change for better epidemic preparedness.

Continuous improvement with 7-1-7

By incorporating 7-1-7 into existing workflows, we can make every outbreak an opportunity to improve how we detect and respond to infectious disease threats.

Digital toolkit

Step-by-step guidance and tools to start putting 7-1-7 to work, in one place.

Factsheet for DHIS2 for Hypertension & Diabetes Programs

DHIS2 Tracker is a free, open-source health management data platform developed by DHIS2 and Resolve to Save Lives that program managers can use to monitor large-scale non-communicable disease (NCD) programs. The new version 2.0 integrates hypertension and diabetes care and is optimized for use in busy primary care facilities that manage thousands of patients. DHIS2  […]

PERC Brief

A brief from PERC’s 24,000-person survey conducted in 18 African Union (AU) Member States in August 2020 to assess disruptions to essential health services brought on by COVID-19.