Widespread adoption of 7-1-7 in Uganda leads to rapid improvement and increased community protection
Deploying the 7-1-7 target during measles outbreaks in Uganda’s Kasese and Kiboga districts in early 2024 helped mobilize the political will and the resources necessary to respond to the outbreaks. It also helped the districts react more quickly when an even more deadly virus, the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, was detected months later.
Enhanced situational awareness: taking action to stop outbreaks before they begin in Ethiopia
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and local community leaders to prevent a surge in cholera cases during a popular religious holiday.
Connect, detect, protect, treat: learnings from implementing Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care
Resolve to Save Lives is partnering with primary health facilities to make sure they’re ready to stop the next epidemic.
7-1-7 helps Kenya quickly contain Rift Valley Fever outbreak
Seasonal heavy rains can spark mosquito-borne infections in livestock and spill over into humans. By applying the 7-1-7 target during a recent outbreak of Rift Valley Fever, Kenya was able to identify barriers to an effective response and quickly get resources to the affected region.
Training health care workers to prevent epidemics—with their smartphones
Resolve to Save Lives and our partners at HealthLearn developed free, mobile-optimized training courses that help frontline health care workers recognize, report and contain infectious disease outbreaks.
How event-based surveillance is saving lives in Sierra Leone
Resolve to Save Lives collaborated with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and global partners to support advanced surveillance for the earliest signs of an outbreak.
How “event-based surveillance” is saving lives Sierra Leone
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and global partners to support event-based surveillance for the earliest signs of an outbreak. By focusing on advanced signals such as sudden growth in pharmacy sales or drops in school attendance, event-based surveillance will allow the Ministry to detect outbreaks more quickly, thereby […]
New policies in Nigeria will help save lives from heart disease
In partnership with Resolve to Save Lives, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare unveiled a bold new strategy.
Nigeria passes first subnational health security bill
Resolve to Save Lives recently supported the passage of Nigeria’s first subnational health security bill in partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Government of Kano State. This new law brings Kano State into alignment with International Health Regulations (2005) and will allow the state to better protect its people—and […]
How Kano became the first state in Nigeria to pass landmark health security law
Kano is the first state in Nigeria to adopt comprehensive subnational health security legislation.
How Ethiopia established its first ever national infection prevention and control budget
The nation’s recent success represents a milestone for global health security efforts.
New African Women in Digital Health Mentorship Program
The new RTSL-supported African Women in Digital Health Mentorship Program is now accepting applications. Women are integral to achieving Africa’s inclusive growth and sustainable development agenda. This new program will help enhance the representation and leadership of African women in the digital health sector by bolstering their business acumen and leadership skills, supporting them to thrive […]
7-1-7 saves lives in South Sudan
Yellow fever is endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa. But the 7-1-7 target is helping contain outbreaks quickly.
Flexible funding for epidemic response is a game-changer
In her latest op-ed for Think Global Health, our Senior Vice President for Prevent Epidemics, Amanda McClelland, explains how early access to flexible funding at the first sign of an outbreak can save tens—or even hundreds of thousands of dollars—in addition to lives and livelihoods. Get the full story at Think Global Health.
Establishing Nigeria’s first subnational public health institute
This historic development makes Kano the first state in Nigeria to establish a public health institute at the subnational level.
On-demand mobile training for health workers can improve treatment for chronic conditions
A new pilot study in BMC Health Services Research explores on-demand mobile training for health care workers to support progress in chronic disease management.
Celebrating World Health Worker Week
Amanda McClelland tells the story of how Resolve to Save Lives partnered with Ethiopia to create the nation’s first domestic IPC budget, a much-needed step for health worker safety.
Leadership training for health security leaders
71 public health experts from 12 countries across Africa and the Middle East recently gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for Program Management for Epidemic Preparedness (PMEP) Core.
Welcome to the leadership and learning laboratory for health security leaders
PMEP equips health security experts with practical, technical and leadership skills.
Nigeria’s Kano State passes Public Health Security Bill into law
This landmark legislation—the first of its kind at the subnational level in Nigeria—establishes a robust framework for public health surveillance, emergency management, and the protection of health care workers during crises.
In light of climate change, we need proactive approaches to minimize outbreaks
In Think Global Health, Amanda McClelland says early-warning approaches can help minimize the spread of infectious disease outbreaks.
Building an outbreak surveillance system in Zambia
We teamed up with Zambia National Public Health Institute to build an early model for a new outbreak surveillance system in a one-week design sprint.
Sprinting towards health security: how Zambia built an outbreak surveillance system in just one week
Design sprints from the tech world are changing the game in public health.
Strengthening laboratory systems to meet the 7-1-7 target
The 7-1-7 Alliance hosted a symposium at the annual conference of the African Society of Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) in Cape Town, South Africa. Panelists from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, ASLM, FIND and Makerere University Walter Reed Project discussed the crucial role of diagnostics in achieving the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection […]
Eliminating artificial trans-fat in Africa could save 250,000 lives over the next 25 years
Resolve to Save Lives works with Africa CDC to support African countries to eliminate trans fat and save lives.
Training Nigeria’s frontline workers to spot priority diseases
Through our partnership with the African Field Epidemiology Network, we’re piloting a mobile-first training course on six of the highest priority diseases in Nigeria to make sure primary health care workers can spot symptoms and report cases quickly.
Lessons and action for a trans fat free Africa
Leaders of Africa CDC and Resolve to Save Lives published an OpEd calling for immediate action on trans fat in Africa.
Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria welcomes new Executive Director
Nanlop Adenike Ogbureke joins Resolve to Save Lives as Executive Director in Nigeria with more than 20 years of experience in the health sector.
Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria welcomes New Executive Director
NOVEMBER 20, 2023 (ABUJA, NIGERIA)—Resolve to Save Lives announced today the appointment of Nanlop Adenike Ogbureke as its new Executive Director in Nigeria. She will oversee a technical and operations staff of 11, facilitate effective coordination and implementation of program activities, as well as foster and maintain productive relationships with government and non-governmental stakeholders within […]
Introducing Resolve to Save Lives: Ethiopia
Located in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopia office looks forward to continued progress in blood pressure control trans fat elimination, epidemic prevention and emergency response.