Ebola training empowers healthcare workers to protect themselves and treat patients
Resolve to Save Lives created a free training with HealthLearn that helps healthcare workers detect cases, protect themselves and treat patients
Zanzibar turns cross-sector coordination into stronger health security
Before 2024, Zanzibar’s health security work was fragmented across ministries, agencies and partners, leading to duplication and gaps in preparedness. Renewed government commitment, supported by Resolve to Save Lives’ Program Management for Epidemic Preparedness (PMEP) program, established regular high-level steering committee meetings, clear terms of reference and an online NAPHS tracking tool. These changes turned […]
South Sudan turns its health security plan into a platform for action
South Sudan had a national health security plan but lacked a clear picture of who was funding it or whether it was working. With support from Resolve to Save Lives’ Program Management for Epidemic Preparedness (PMEP) program, the Multisectoral Coordination Mechanism (MCM) Secretariat used the NAPHS to align partners around shared priorities, map financing through […]
South Africa turns quarterly reviews into a NAPHS accountability tool
South Africa’s second National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) risked repeating the delays of its first because it launched without a working monitoring system. To close that gap, the National Focal Point set up quarterly implementation reviews, bringing technical leads together across ministries, departments and provinces. With support from Resolve to Save Lives’ Program […]
Nigeria Public Health Legal Reform Guide
The Nigeria Public Health Legal Reform Guide provides a practical approach to strengthening subnational legal systems for public health preparedness and health security in Nigeria. Developed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and Resolve to Save Lives, it draws on lessons from legal reform efforts across the country and supports stakeholders to assess existing […]
Why safe and dignified burials are essential to stopping Ebola
RTSL’s Amanda McClelland on why safe and dignified burials are one of the most powerful tools for stopping the spread of Ebola.
How 7‑1‑7 adoption is shaping outbreak performance in five countries
An outbreak breaks out in a Bangkok hotel. Another sweeps through a displaced community in South Sudan. The question is the same: how quickly can a health system detect and contain a threat? Half the world’s countries have now adopted the 7‑1‑7 target or are moving toward it. Five Wellcome-funded studies supported by the 7‑1‑7 Alliance deliver some of the clearest learnings yet on what 7‑1‑7 adoption looks like in […]
Persistence pays off: Nigeria sets nutrition standards for public food
Nigeria launched its first national public food procurement policy in July 2026, setting nutrition standards for public institutions.
A new lab system closes a critical gap in Nigeria’s disease surveillance
Labs across Nigeria now have a real-time data management system that links to the national surveillance system, allowing outbreak data to flow quickly
Ethiopia advances first nutrition guidelines for diet-related noncommunicable diseases
Ethiopia is developing its first nutrition guidelines for diet-related noncommunicable diseases to strengthen evidence-based nutrition care across the health system.
Strengthening Nigeria’s epidemic preparedness through a subnational health security scorecard
RTSL, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and NCDC validate the 2025 Health Security Scorecard to strengthen state-level epidemic preparedness across Nigeria.
How Rwanda is delivering better health outcomes with digital tools
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and health workers to redesign an e-health record that better meets nurses’ needs.
Nigeria’s National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services
Nigeria’s National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services provide nutrition standards to improve the quality of food served in public institutions and support healthier diets. Developed by the Government of Nigeria through a multi-sectoral process led by the Bureau of Public Procurement, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic […]
Nigeria launches new policy for healthier foods in public institutions
Nigeria launches public food policy to strengthen healthier diets and prevent diet-related non-communicable diseases.
Faster, smarter disease surveillance in Addis Ababa
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau to cut epi bulletin production from five days to just 40 minutes.
Strengthening integrated hypertension and diabetes care in Nigeria
Nigeria validated a national toolkit to support integrated hypertension and diabetes care in primary health care facilities.
Urging consumers to “Read the Food Label” in Nigeria
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with NAFDAC to launch Nigeria’s Read the Food Label Campaign, empowering consumers to make healthier choices around packaged foods.
Civil society budget advocacy advances epidemic preparedness in Ethiopia
The Professional Alliance for Development in Ethiopia’s Kalu secured epidemic preparedness funds for two years running.
Nigeria leads the way on Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care
Nigeria is the first country to use the Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) Framework to build a large-scale, country-specific preparedness plan.
Strengthening One Health surveillance with SITAware in Nigeria
Resolve to Save Lives and NCDC strengthened One Health surveillance in Nigeria through a SITAware training for key stakeholders.
South Sudan acts fast as Ebola threatens neighboring countries
Through Resolve to Save Lives’ Country Connected Leadership Initiative, the team built direct relationships with senior political and technical contacts.
Kenya prepares ahead of regional Ebola threat with pre-approved risk messages
Through Resolve to Save Lives’ Country Connected Leadership Initiative, the Kenya National Public Health Institute developed pre-approved Ebola messages.
Learning from success: Mexico exchanges key nutrition policy lessons with Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ethiopia
Mexico’s INSP exchanges key nutrition policy lessons with Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ethiopia to support global efforts to create healthier food environments.
RTSL Commemorates World Hypertension Day 2026 in Nigeria and Ethiopia
RTSL marked World Hypertension Day 2026 in Nigeria and Ethiopia through awareness campaigns, screenings and strengthened primary health care efforts to improve hypertension prevention and control.
Amanda McClelland: Keys to the Epidemics That Didn’t Make the Headlines
Amanda McClelland highlights the latest Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report with stories from 11 countries using the 7-1-7 target to stop outbreaks early.
Our latest Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report shows that preparedness works
The fourth edition of Epidemics That Didn’t Happen shows that the trajectory of a disease is not a matter of fate, but targeted investment and timing.
Health tax lessons from Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa
Examples from South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania show what works in health taxation.
Should health tax revenue be earmarked?
Overview of health tax earmarking, including best practices, pros and cons, and examples from the Philippines, Thailand and Ghana.
Industry narratives on health taxes — and what the evidence says
Short, evidence-backed responses to common industry arguments against health taxes, drawing on African and global experience
Overview: Primary healthcare Questions for Surveys
A one-page overview of the Primary healthcare Questions for Surveys (PHCQS) initiative, summarizing its objectives, development process, and current survey deployments across countries including Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Philippines