Tracking medications, the Simple way
The new update to the Simple app provides for better tracking of medications by allowing facilities to input the volume of each medication they have on-hand and their expiration dates on a monthly basis. This helps to reduce stock-outs and to increase the number of patients who have access to the medications they need, when […]
Putting hypertension courses in the palm of health workers’ hands in Nigeria
We partnered with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and National Primary Health Care Development Agency to pilot a self-paced digital hypertension management course that doctors, nurses and community health workers completed on their own smart phones. The course– which was found to be effective and rated highly by participants– is a potential lower-cost alternative to […]
Indonesia hosts national webinar on hypertension
More than 1,000 participants attended a webinar on hypertension management hosted by our grantee The Association of Indonesia Local Health Offices (ADINKES). President of the World Hypertension League, Dr Paul Whelton, highlighted the large gap in hypertension treatment and control in Indonesia and advocated for a simple approach to scaling up treatment.
Lessons from HIV-hypertension integration
Director for Global Hypertension Control Dr. Bolanle Banigbe shared lessons from RTSL’s support for HIV-hypertension integration, and the scale up of hypertension services in more than 30 countries, with the HIV Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN) at a virtual event.
Resolve to Save Lives receives 2023 World Hypertension League award
Our Cardiovascular Health Team was honored to receive the 2023 World Hypertension League Organizational Excellence Award in Population Global Hypertension Control for their efforts to improve management and control of high blood pressure around the world.
Integrating hypertension and HIV management could save 87,000 lives over the next 10 years
Our new toolkit for integrating hypertension and HIV management is a practical guide to implementing patient-centered “differentiated service delivery” (DSD) models that aim to reduce the burden of HIV and hypertension management on the many people living with both conditions.
Salt Awareness Week: May 15-21, 2023
Resolve to Save Lives is highlighting the risks of eating too much salt and sharing ways people can cut back.
“Keep it Simple” is EDITORS’ CHOICE APRIL 2023 at BMJ HCI
Read our Simple team‘s paper on designing a user-centered digital information system to support chronic disease management in low- and middle-income countries, which was selected as Editor’s Choice for April 2023 by BMJ Health & Care Informatics.
Indonesian government tackles leading killer with new program aimed at reducing heart attacks and strokes
March 29, 2023 (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)—The Association of Indonesia Local Health Offices (ADINKES) today announces a new partnership with global health non-profit, Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), to prevent millions of premature deaths by improving control of high blood pressure. The new effort, in support of the Indonesia Ministry of Health (MOH), will strengthen high blood […]
Indonesia commits to heart health, starting at primary care
The Association of Indonesia Local Health Offices (ADINKES) announced a new partnership with RTSL to prevent millions of premature deaths by improving high blood treatment at the primary care level and eliminate industrially-produced trans fat from the food supply chain.
New DHIS2 Hypertension Control Package
DHIS2 is a free, open-source software that integrates hypertension and diabetes care for large-scale NCD programs.
India Hypertension Control Initiative recognized nationally and internationally
Last week, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India and the Indian Council of Medical Research received an award for the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) from the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care. Recognized for being “a highly impactful, […]
India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease
For the Economic Times, our President and CEO, Dr. Tom Frieden, wrote about India’s impressive achievements in improving heart health. The country has been a leader in trans fat elimination and has made important commitments to reducing salt intake and improving control of high blood pressure. Read the full piece here: https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/i…
An “80-80-80” target for global blood pressure control
A new study, published in Nature Medicine, explored the potential of an “80-80-80” target for hypertension control—that is, if 80% of people were tested for hypertension, 80% of those with hypertension received treatment and 80% of those on treatment achieved blood pressure control. It found that meeting the 80-80-80 target globally could save between 76 […]
High Blood Pressure in Bangladesh Can Be Better Controlled for Less than US$10 per Patient per Year
Life-saving care for high blood pressure, also known as hypertension—the leading preventable risk factor for heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes—could be expanded nationwide in Bangladesh for about US$9 per patient per year, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
New Study Finds High Blood Pressure in Bangladesh Can Be Better Controlled for Less than US$10 per Hypertensive Patient per Year
Life-Saving Hypertension Control Pilot Program from Directorate General of Health Services, National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh Could Be Expanded Nationally
RTSL India team hosts technical consultation with cardiovascular health partners
On May 19, the India team held its first technical consultation in New Delhi, India, which highlighted both hypertension control and salt reduction initiatives supported by RTSL Key partners represented included the World Health Organization, the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Ministry of Health, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, PATH, GRID Council, JHPIEGO, the George […]
Celebrating advances in blood pressure control in Ethiopia
Our Ethiopia team marked World Hypertension Day with an event at Maychew Health Center in Addis Ababa featuring representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Addis Ababa Health Bureau and the Cardiac and Heart Association. A patient from the Ethiopia Hypertension Control Initiative also spoke about the experience of receiving hypertension care. Participants highlighted the […]
Under Pressure: Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure in low- and middle- income countries
We released a new report, developed in collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, that identifies barriers to affordable blood pressure medication in LMICs and underscores the need for a transformation of the global blood pressure medicines market to make life-saving medicines more affordable and available.
Op-Ed: Stopping a Pandemic Deadlier Than Covid
Every year, cardiovascular disease kills twice as many people, at a younger average age, as Covid has at its worst, and since 2020, there’s been a surge in fatalities from heart disease and stroke in the U.S.
Six steps for scaling up national hypertension programs
We published our step-by-step guide with resources and tools to help program managers scale up national hypertension programs in the Journal of Human Hypertension. Read the manuscript here.
#BeatThePressure campaign launches to improve hypertension control around the world
The LINKS community launched the #BeatThePressure campaign to promote the adoption of the new WHO hypertension guideline, including strategies such as task sharing and affordable medications.
Doorstep medicine delivery for high-risk patients in India during COVID-19 lockdowns
When COVID-19 lockdowns hit India, many people with chronic conditions, including high blood pressure and diabetes, were left unable to get their prescriptions. The India Hypertension Control Initiative made door-to-door deliveries to ensure that patients didn’t miss doses of life-saving medication.
WHO releases new, lifesaving hypertension guideline
Our President and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden released a statement encouraging countries to demonstrate their commitment to ending preventable deaths from high blood pressure by adopting and implementing WHO’s new “ Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults ”.
Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden on WHO’s new, lifesaving hypertension guideline:
“Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, endorses and supports the new ‘Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults’ released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). We encourage countries to demonstrate their commitment to ending preventable deaths from high blood pressure by adopting and implementing WHO’s new hypertension guideline.
New resources on blood pressure treatment availability in India
Our team in India analysed the antihypertensive drug market in the country over 2016-18 and developed national and state-level fact sheets that provide key insights on unmet need for blood pressure treatment to support strengthening of the hypertension control program in the country.
Third round of LINKS grants awarded to 9 winners
We announced nine recipients of LINKS third round of grant funding. Over $1.1 million was awarded to projects in eight countries that will expand care for high blood pressure and support trans fat elimination and sodium reduction policies.
Resolve to Save Lives awards over $1 million in grants to improve cardiovascular health during COVID-19 pandemic
9 programs will save lives by improving cardiovascular health
Taking on hypertension in Nigeria
Resolve’s Nigeria Country Representative Dr. Emmanuel Agogo published an OpEd in PUNCH highlighting the urgency of addressing high blood pressure in Nigeria. Task-sharing, a strategy that shifts tasks from doctors to nurses, can help alleviate a high burden of blood pressure management on physicians and get more patients the care they need
Taming the World’s Leading Killer: High Blood Pressure
Our President and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden released an OpEd on CNN about the urgent need to address high blood pressure and what we can do to stop this killer: lower daily salt consumption and promote proper treatment and medications.