# Resolve to Save Lives: Global health experts on a mission to stop preventable deaths

> Resolve to Save Lives is a global health organization focused on accelerating action against the world's deadliest health threats\.

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## Pages
- [About](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/about/)
- [Contact us](https://resolvetosavelives.org/contact/)
- [Disclosures](https://resolvetosavelives.org/disclosures/)
- [Privacy policy](https://resolvetosavelives.org/privacy-policy/)
- [How we save lives](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/)
- [Our priorities](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/our-priorities/)
- [Blood pressure control](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/blood-pressure-control/)
- [Epidemic prevention](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/epidemic-prevention/)
- [Healthier food](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/healthier-food/)
- [Quality primary healthcare](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/primary-health-care/)
- [Our strategies in action](https://resolvetosavelives.org/strategies-in-action/)
- [Where we work](https://resolvetosavelives.org/where-we-work/)
- [Who we are](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/)
- [News](https://resolvetosavelives.org/news/)
- [Resource Library](https://resolvetosavelives.org/resources/)
- [Procurement Resource Library](https://resolvetosavelives.org/procurement-resource-library/)
- [7\-1\-7 Early Disease Detection](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/epidemic-prevention/7-1-7/)
- [Simple, standard treatment protocols](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/hypertension/simple-standard-treatment-protocols/): Simple protocols standardize treatment of hypertension at the primary care level, streamline prescription processes, and improve outcomes for programs and patients\. 
- [It's time to go digital](https://resolvetosavelives.org/digital-platforms/)
- [RTSL: Ethiopia](https://resolvetosavelives.org/where-we-work/ethiopia/): Resolve to Save Lives’ New Delhi office opened its doors in 2024 to serve our longstanding partnerships for cardiovascular health in India\. 
- [RTSL: India](https://resolvetosavelives.org/where-we-work/india/): Resolve to Save Lives’ New Delhi office opened its doors in 2024 to serve our longstanding partnerships for cardiovascular health in India\. 
- [RTSL: Nigeria](https://resolvetosavelives.org/where-we-work/rtsl-nigeria/): Resolve to Save Lives’ Abuja office opened its doors in 2022 to strengthen partnerships for cardiovascular health and epidemic prevention in Nigeria\.
- [Team](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/team/)
- [Careers](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/careers/)
- [2025 in review](https://resolvetosavelives.org/annual-report/2025/): In the 2025 annual report from Resolve to Save Lives, we share highlights from our work with our partners
- [Our Partners](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/our-partners/)
- [Funding Partners](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/funding-partners/)
- [Annual reports](https://resolvetosavelives.org/annual-report/)
- [Collaborative surveillance](https://resolvetosavelives.org/epidemic-prevention/collaborative-surveillance/)
- [PMEP \- Leading change in epidemic preparedness](https://resolvetosavelives.org/epidemic-prevention/pmep/)
- [Laws and regulations](https://resolvetosavelives.org/epidemic-prevention/laws-and-regulations/)
- [Salt reduction](https://resolvetosavelives.org/healthier-food/salt-reduction/)
- [Trans fat elimination](https://resolvetosavelives.org/healthier-food/trans-fat-elimination/)
- [Trans Fat Elimination Communications Toolkit](https://resolvetosavelives.org/blood-pressure-control/transfat/communications-toolkit/)
- [Sodium Reduction: An annotated bibliography](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/healthier-food/sodium-annotated-bibliography/)
- [Sodium reduction framework](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/healthier-food/sodium-framework/)
- [Global Nutrition Database for Packaged Foods](https://resolvetosavelives.org/healthier-food/global-nutrition-database/ndb/)
- [Global Nutrition Database for Packaged Foods Introduction](https://resolvetosavelives.org/how-we-save-lives/healthier-food/global-nutrition-database/)
- [Under Pressure](https://resolvetosavelives.org/blood-pressure-control/under-pressure/)
- [Justice \& inclusion](https://resolvetosavelives.org/who-we-are/justice-and-inclusion/)
- [Civil society advocacy for domestic investment in epidemic preparedness](https://resolvetosavelives.org/cso-budget/)
- [Join us](https://resolvetosavelives.org/join-us/)

## Team members
- [Tyler Porth](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/tyler-porth/)
- [Ryan Toney](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/ryan-toney/)
- [Christopher Richardson](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/christopher-richardson/)
- [Jen Orkis](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/jen-orkis/)
- [Amanda McClelland](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/amanda-mcclelland/)

## Timeline entries
- [Flexible funding for epidemic response is a game\-changer](https://resolvetosavelives.org/timeline/flexible-funding-for-epidemic-response-is-a-game-changer/)
- [Addressing the global shortage of healthcare workers](https://resolvetosavelives.org/timeline/addressing-the-global-shortage-of-health-care-workers/): For CNN, Amanda McClelland proposes recommendations to address the growing global shortage of healthcare workers\. 
- [Drs\. Tom Frieden and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on global progress eliminating trans fat](https://resolvetosavelives.org/timeline/new-oped-on-global-progress-eliminating-trans-fat/): In BMJ and Al Jazeera: The world has made encouraging progress to eliminate trans fat, but more than 4 billion people remain at risk\.
- ["India cannot afford to ignore the dangers posed by trans fats"](https://resolvetosavelives.org/timeline/india-cannot-afford-to-ignore-the-dangers-posed-by-trans-fats/): Dr\. Indu Bhushan calls for strict enforcement of trans fat regulations to save an estimated 70,000 deaths per year in India\.
- [Designing tools that work for healthcare workers](https://resolvetosavelives.org/timeline/digital-health-tools-are-too-slow-and-too-hard-to-use/): Daniel Burka, Director of Design for the digital team at Resolve to Save Lives, shares how any design team can create healthcare software that is easy to use, improves programs, and that health workers actually like\.

## Press items
- [Egypt's New Life\-Saving Policy to Ban Trans Fat](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/press/statement-from-dr-renu-garg-senior-vice-president-of-cardiovascular-health-at-resolve-to-save-lives-on-egypts-new-life-saving-policy-to-ban-trans-fat/): This policy has the potential to save more than one million lives in the next 25 years\.
- [Statement from Dr\. Renu Garg: Nigeria builds momentum for a trans fat\-free Africa](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/press/nigeria-eliminates-trans-fat/)
- [Mexico Votes to Ban Trans Fat, Save Lives](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/press/mexico-trans-fat-vote/): Statement from Dr\. Renu Garg, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health at Resolve to Save Lives
- [First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/press/first-who-report-details-devastating-impact-of-hypertension-and-ways-to-stop-it/)
- [Sri Lanka bans trans fat](https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/press/sri-lankas-trans-fat-ban/)

## Resources
- [COVID\-19 alert systems: lessons for future health emergencies](https://resolvetosavelives.org/resources/covid-19-alert-systems-lessons-for-future-health-emergencies/)
- [Nutrient Profile Models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies](https://resolvetosavelives.org/resources/nutrient-profile-models/)
- [Sodium Reduction Framework](https://resolvetosavelives.org/resources/sodium-reduction-framework/)
- [Setting targets for salt level in foods: A five\-step approach for low\- and middle\- income countries](https://resolvetosavelives.org/resources/setting-targets-for-salt-levels-in-foods-a-five-step-approach-for-low-and-middle-income-countries/)
- [Blood pressure measurement device selection in low‐resource settings: Challenges, compromises, and routes to progress](https://resolvetosavelives.org/resources/journal-article-blood-pressure-measurement-device-selection-in-low-resource-settings-challenges-compromises-and-routes-to-progress/)

## Strategies in action
- [Partner spotlight: Dr\. Champika Wickramasinghe of Sri Lanka](https://resolvetosavelives.org/strategies-in-action/partner-highlight-dr-champika-wickramasinghe-in-sri-lanka/): Dr\. Champika Wickramasinghe, Deputy Director General of NCDs at Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health, shares how a HEARTS\-based hypertension program is transforming primary care\.
- [Partner spotlight: Dr\. Kai von Harbou on the Emergency\-Ready Primary Health Care Framework](https://resolvetosavelives.org/strategies-in-action/partner-spotlight-dr-kai-von-harbou-on-the-erphc-framework/): We spoke with Dr\. Kai von Harbou, WHO's Community Protection and Resilience Unit Lead, about the launch of Emergency\-Ready Primary Health Care\.  
- [Sprinting towards health security: how Zambia built an outbreak surveillance system in just one week](https://resolvetosavelives.org/strategies-in-action/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\.
- [Welcome to the leadership and learning laboratory for health security leaders](https://resolvetosavelives.org/strategies-in-action/program-management-for-epidemic-preparedness-nairobi/): PMEP equips health security experts with practical, technical and leadership skills\.
- [How Ethiopia established its first ever national infection prevention and control budget](https://resolvetosavelives.org/strategies-in-action/ethiopia-first-national-infection-prevention-and-control-budget/): The nation's recent success represents a milestone for global health security efforts\.

## Priorities \& Strategies
- [Epidemic prevention](https://resolvetosavelives.org/priorities-strategies/epidemic-prevention/)
- [Blood pressure control](https://resolvetosavelives.org/priorities-strategies/blood-pressure-control/)
- [Trans fat elimination](https://resolvetosavelives.org/priorities-strategies/healthier-food/trans-fat/)
- [Healthier food](https://resolvetosavelives.org/priorities-strategies/healthier-food/)
- [COVID\-19](https://resolvetosavelives.org/priorities-strategies/covid-19/)

## Press \& News types
- [Press release](https://resolvetosavelives.org/news-type/press-release/)
- [Op\-Eds](https://resolvetosavelives.org/news-type/op-eds/)
- [Program updates](https://resolvetosavelives.org/news-type/program-updates/)
- [Mentions](https://resolvetosavelives.org/news-type/mentions/)
- [Events](https://resolvetosavelives.org/news-type/events/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://resolvetosavelives.org/sitemap_index.xml)