“Putting people first”: What we learned at ICPHC 2025
We were thrilled to join more than 700 global health leaders, policymakers, and practitioners at the 2025 International Primary Health Care Conference (ICPHC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to explore how strong, people-centered PHC systems drive resilience, equity, and epidemic readiness. Throughout the five-day conference—which RTSL co-hosted— our 18-member delegation led and contributed to sessions that […]
New partnerships to prevent lead poisoning
Did you know that every year, lead exposure contributes to 3.4 million deaths from heart disease? The overwhelming majority of these preventable deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. With support from Open Philanthropy through the Lead Exposure Action Fund (LEAF), we are working alongside government and local partners in Nigeria to prototype a […]
Putting Nigeria’s trans fat elimination policy into action
In 2023, Nigeria made history as the second African country to adopt a best-practice policy to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the national food supply. Building on this milestone, on September 26, 2025, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), with support from Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), launched a […]
RTSL and NCDC partner to strengthen Nigeria’s epidemiological reporting and One Health Lassa Fever surveillance
As part of efforts to strengthen data-driven epidemic intelligence and improve reporting efficiency in Nigeria, Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) partnered with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) to host a workshop focused on enhancing two of Nigeria’s key public health surveillance products: the Weekly Epidemiological Report and the Lassa Fever Situation […]
Ethiopia’s new National Action Plan for Health Security and National One Health Strategic Plan take center stage
In a significant step toward a more resilient, multisectoral health system capable of preventing, detecting, and responding effectively to health threats, Ethiopia launched two national frameworks: the National Action Plan for Health Security (2024/25–2028/29) and the National One Health Strategic Plan (2025–2029). The new National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)—the country’s second— builds on […]
Progress in epidemic-ready primary health: early pilot results from four African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda), December 2023-October 2024
Primary health care facilities are the first point of contact when community members fall ill. They are also essential to epidemic preparedness. Despite their critical importance, many facilities lack the capacity to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks while maintaining essential services. To address these gaps and bolster facility resilience, we launched an Epidemic Ready […]
Preparing for policy in action: Nigeria builds capacity to eliminate trans fat and protect heart health
Nigeria’s 2023 trans fat ban was a huge step forward for heart health, but a national assessment revealed challenges for implementation and enforcement: gaps in laboratory capacity and a lack of a standard protocol for assessing trans fat content in foods.
Legal reforms to strengthen health security in Nigeria’s Cross River State
Resolve to Save Lives and partners are supporting Cross River State to draft new public health and animal health laws that strengthen surveillance, response, and coordination for a One Health approach. These reforms will equip the state to act quickly and protect communities during health emergencies.
To stop state-level outbreaks, Nigeria is integrating 7-1-7 in its national emergency management system
Nigeria is integrating the 7-1-7 target into its SITAware system to detect and respond to outbreaks faster—empowering frontline workers and setting a regional standard for epidemic preparedness.
Grâce à un outil simple, la RDC parvient à une gestion plus efficace des fonds mobilisés face aux épidémies
En collaboration avec nos partenaires en République démocratique du Congo, nous avons créé un outil qui permet d’accéder à des informations essentielles sur le financement et de garantir que le financement répond aux besoins du pays.
With a simple tool, DRC is more effectively managing outbreak funds
Together with our partners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we built a tool that unlocks critical financing insights—and makes sure funding meets the nation’s needs.
RTSL Recognized by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health for Advancing Scalable Health Innovations
At the Global Health Innovation and Quality Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health recognized Resolve to Save Lives for its impactful support in strengthening the country’s health system. The honor highlights RTSL’s commitment to scalable, evidence-based solutions that improve care and save lives.
New podcast episode: Lessons from the Field – Hypertension Care in Ethiopia
This World Heart episode shares how research in Ethiopia improved hypertension care and inspired policy change, featuring the new Lessons from the Field series in Global Heart.
Babatunde Fashola Joins Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria’s Board of Directors
JULY 18, 2025 (ABUJA, NIGERIA) — Today, Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria (RTSL Nigeria) announced the appointment of Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, a seasoned legal practitioner and public official, to the RTSL Nigeria Board of Directors. Resolve to Save Lives opened an office in Abuja in 2022 to strengthen partnerships for cardiovascular health and […]
How event-based surveillance is saving lives across Africa
We partnered with National Public Health Institutes in five African countries to detect outbreaks faster using early warning signals.
Advancing subnational health security through legal reform in Nigeria
We spoke with Emem Udoh, a senior legal advisor at Resolve to Save Lives, to find out how his team is using state-level legal reforms to keep Nigeria safe from public health threats.
Health security leaders from six countries scale their skills at the PMEP Connect regional training in Ethiopia
From June 16–20, 34 health leaders from six countries joined a PMEP training in Ethiopia to strengthen epidemic preparedness. Supported by WHO and Africa CDC, the workshop focused on financing, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning to boost national health security.
Activating leadership to strengthen Nigeria’s health security
Leadership is an act, not just a position. Nigeria’s health security leaders join PMEP, our learning laboratory for global epidemic prevention management.
Event: Protecting one billion hearts at the 78th World Health Assembly
Highlighting the importance of access to medicines to control high blood pressure and the strategies needed to do it.
How fake patients are helping real health facilities prevent epidemics
We tested the epidemic readiness of primary health facilities in four countries using “mystery patients”.
In Nigeria, this pilot program is making blood pressure treatment affordable for all
Streamlining makes quality treatment possible at a price patients can afford.
RTSL’s Simple App to scale nationally in Ethiopia
The award-winning app will now support hypertension care nationwide.
Bridging health security funding gaps with rapid outbreak financing
How South Sudan is bridging funding gaps to strengthen health service delivery with support from RTSL.
Highlighting epidemic prevention at the 2025 Africa Health Agenda International Conference
RTSL Nigeria’s Executive Director, Nanlop Ogbureke outlined three proven strategies to ensure countries can respond effectively to health threats.
Advocacy for action: domestic financing for IPC in Ethiopia
A two-day advocacy workshop focused on the need to strengthen IPC programs to combat health care-associated infections and address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Better blood pressure monitors will help Ethiopia save lives
We donated over 100 validated digital monitors to support Ethiopia’s national strategy to combat heart disease.
Ethiopia adopts proclamation to improve delivery of health services
The Proclamation aims to improve the management and delivery of health services across Ethiopia.
Training lab techs to keep toxic trans fat out of Nigeria’s food
To effectively ban trans fat and enforce compliance, lab tachs need training on simple protocols.
Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin joins Resolve to Save Lives’ Board of Directors
Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin joins Resolve to Save Lives Board of Directors
Advancing gender equity in Africa’s digital health transformation
The African Women in Digital Health initiative