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Epidemic prevention

Faster, smarter disease surveillance in Addis Ababa

Why aren’t we protecting healthcare workers from outbreaks?

COVID-19 alert systems: lessons for future health emergencies

Resolve to Save Lives
RTSL researchers examine how COVID-19 alert level systems worked across 8 countries and what public health officials should do differently next time.

Civil society budget advocacy advances epidemic preparedness in Ethiopia

Participants in "Law & Health Security: Strengthening Nigeria's Legal Preparedness."

Laws and Regulations – v3

Nigeria leads the way on Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care

Partner spotlight: Dr. Kai von Harbou on the Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care Framework

Watch: How a Caribbean early warning system stops outbreaks before they start

Inaugural 7-1-7 Awards celebrate global leaders in outbreak response

Strengthening One Health surveillance with SITAware in Nigeria

South Sudan acts fast as Ebola threatens neighboring countries

Kenya prepares ahead of regional Ebola threat with pre-approved risk messages

Join us at the 2026 Global Health Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur

Amanda McClelland: Keys to the  Epidemics That Didn’t Make the Headlines

A Thai doctor listens to a patient's heart through a stethoscope

Our latest Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report shows that preparedness works

Emergency-Ready Primary healthcare (ERPHC) Framework and Operational Guide

Emergency-Ready Primary healthcare (ERPHC) Framework and Operational Guide

RTSL and WHO
The ERPHC Framework and Operational Guide offers a practical approach to embedding preparedness, response and resilience within routine PHC systems.

Join Resolve to Save Lives at the 2026 World Health Assembly

The 7-1-7 target helps keep El Salvador “malaria-free”

Strengthening epidemic readiness at the frontline: Insights from ERPHC implementation in Ethiopia

ERPHC and 7-1-7: A Measles Case Study in Sierra Leone

Resolve to Save Lives
A study of 52 measles cases across 4 primary health facilities in Sierra Leone showed failed surge readiness due to supply gaps and referral pathways

Early warning system in the Caribbean stops outbreaks before they start

Strengthening frontline worker outbreak preparedness and response knowledge in Nigeria and Uganda

Resolve to Save Lives
A mobile training model helps frontline workers respond to outbreaks faster, with modules deployed within 48 hours and thousands trained within weeks

7-1-7 data insights: Why cholera response can’t keep pace with detection

7-1-7 Alliance

New report: Strengthening surveillance, laboratories, and outbreak response in Nigeria 

A System in Transition: Nigeria Country Report

Resolve to Save Lives

Building “Emergency-Ready” health systems

Rapid Outbreak Financing to Prevent Epidemics

Resolve to Save Lives

Rio de Janeiro: Faster, more effective outbreak responses with 7-1-7

Adoption and use of the 7-1-7 target for timely outbreak detection, notification and early response in the human and animal sectors in humanitarian crisis-affected South Sudan: A mixed-methods study during 2025

Wellcome Open Research