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.
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
Strengthening capacity for food and drug regulation in Nigeria
RTSL supported a workshop to strengthen Nigeria’s food and drug regulation, building capacity to prevent non-communicable diseases and improve health outcomes.
Strengthening epidemic readiness at the frontline: Insights from ERPHC implementation in Ethiopia
Reflections on the Epidemic-Ready Primary Healthcare in Ethiopia, including key lessons and a path forward to stronger epidemic readiness in PHC
ERPHC and 7-1-7: A Measles Case Study in Sierra Leone
This study from Resolve to Save Lives and partners published in the Journal of Health Security evaluates 52 confirmed cases of measles during a 2024 outbreak in Sierra Leone. The cases occurred across four primary healthcare facilities and were analysed using an adaptation of the 7-1-7 target, a quality improvement tool measuring speed, safety and […]
Strengthening frontline worker outbreak preparedness and response knowledge in Nigeria and Uganda
A new digital training model called Clinical Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (cIDSR) is helping frontline workers respond faster and more effectively to disease outbreaks. This analysis from Resolve to Save Lives explains how the training overcomes the limitations of traditional training using a mobile-optimised, self-paced platform that guides healthcare workers through real patient scenarios […]
7-1-7 data insights: Why cholera response can’t keep pace with detection
7-1-7 Alliance analysis of 7-1-7 data across six countries point to a persistent challenge: In nearly two-thirds of cholera responses, coordination constraints delay critical action.
New report: Strengthening surveillance, laboratories, and outbreak response in Nigeria
RTSL Nigeria released A System in Transition: Nigeria Country Report, assessing how recent disruptions in financing are affecting Nigeria’s public health architecture.
A System in Transition: Nigeria Country Report
A new landscape assessment shows that financing disruptions are increasing risks to Nigeria’s surveillance, laboratory, and specimen transport systems, while highlighting opportunities to strengthen more integrated and resilient public health systems.
In Kano State, Nigeria, new tools to screen consumer products for lead
Resolve to Save Lives donates an XRF device to Kano State, Nigeria, strengthening the state’s capacity to screen consumer products for lead and inform regulatory and public health decisions.
Strengthening subnational action on sodium reduction in Nigeria
RTSL supports a workshop to build state-level capacity for implementing Nigeria’s National Guidelines for Sodium Reduction.
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 article published on February 16, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in South Sudan and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Epidemics That Didn’t Happen: How Uganda is strengthening its national Ebola response
Building on lessons from earlier outbreaks, Uganda’s recent containment of Ebola shows how the 7-1-7 target is transforming public health outcomes.
A new alert system is allowing Zambia to find outbreaks faster
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with Zambia National Public Health Institute to build an alert system that automatically flags potential outbreaks.
Evaluating the 7-1-7 target for epidemic detection, notification and response in Zambia: An operational research study, 2023-2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on January 26, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Zambia and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Evaluating the 7-1-7 Outbreak Response Metric: Modelling and Implementation Insights for Ebola, Measles, and Anthrax in Central and Eastern Uganda, 2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on January 26, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Uganda and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
National public health leaders gather for Connected Leadership convening in Nairobi
First cohort of national public health leaders gathers in Nairobi for Connected Leadership convening.