Egypt’s new policy banning trans fat could save more than one million lives over the next 25 years
Trans fat is estimated to cause 45,000 deaths per year in Egypt, among the highest burden of deaths due to trans fat in the world.
Better epidemic preparedness through strategic legal reform in Nigeria
A single guide can support all 36 states in contributing to national health security.
Improving the sightline on cardiovascular disease in Ethiopia
With support from Resolve to Save lives, this first-of-its-kind program helps track heart disease on the African continent.
Webinar: How the 7-1-7 Approach Improves Epidemic Preparedness and Response
Featuring presentations from Dr. Issa Makumbi of Uganda’s National Public Health Institute and Dr. Ambrose Talisuna of the World Health Organization, our latest webinar gave attendees insight into 7-1-7’s utility as a performance improvement tool in Uganda and the vision of the WHO Regional Office for Africa for leveraging the metric. The event featured opening […]
Health security bulletin helps coordinate epidemic preparedness in Ethiopia
Dedicated preparedness team uses regular communication to support multi-sectoral collaboration.
Nigeria’s joint external evaluation and national action plan for health security
Nigeria’s adoption of the World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) will strengthen its national health security efforts. Writing in Health Security, experts at Resolve to Save Lives document the process of completing a JEE with partners in Nigeria in 2017 and subsequently creating a NAPHS to […]
New DHIS2 hypertension control package
DHIS2 is a free, open-source software now supports hypertension and diabetes care for large-scale NCD programs.
Campaigns build vaccine confidence in Rwanda and Uganda
Campaigns demonstrate the power of transparent communication and trust in public health messaging.
Campaigns build vaccine confidence in Rwanda and Uganda
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Partnership for Healthy Cities to support cities in low- and middle-income countries in securing and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The campaigns, in Kampala, Uganda and Kigali, Rwanda, featured compelling video testimonials from an array of city residents about their positive experiences with inoculation. In Kigali, the campaign helped bring […]
healthcare worker training at scale: Reflections from COVID-19
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resolve to Save Lives partnered with organizations across 22 countries in Africa to support healthcare worker training and mentorship in primary healthcare facilities. After finding that existing resources were not optimized for use by healthcare workers, the team developed a self-paced, online course about infection prevention and control […]
Highlighting the linkages between healthcare worker safety and epidemic preparedness
A new page on PreventEpidemics.org highlights the linkages between healthcare worker safety and epidemic preparedness and describes our team’s ongoing work to improve infection prevention and control measures at the primary healthcare level across Africa. Between April 2020 and January 2021, we worked with a variety of stakeholders and organizations to help train more than […]
healthcare worker training at scale: reflections from COVID-19
Mobile-optimized, case-based online courses keep healthcare workers up to date more effectively.
Improving IPC in Zimbabwe
As part of a larger project to increase healthcare worker safety, the Prevent Epidemics team has worked to improve infection prevention and control measures and ensure maintenance of essential health services at the primary healthcare level at facilities across nine countries. In Zimbabwe, RTSL partnered with the Infection Control Association of Zimbabwe from February 2021-2022 […]
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 […]
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study
The 7-1-7 target supports timely detection, notification, and response to outbreaks. Writing in the Lancet Global Health, experts from Resolve to Save Lives assessed 41 public health events in Brazil, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda between 2018 and 2022 to understand the frequency at which targets for detection (7 days), notification (1 day) and responses […]
Impact of a Newly Established Revolving Outbreak Investigation Fund on Timeliness of Response to Public Health Emergencies in Nigeria
Revolving outbreak investigation funds (ROIF) can accelerate outbreak response times when coupled with streamlined approval processes. Writing in Health Security, experts from Resolve to Save Lives analyze the impact of ROIF in Nigeria, which were established by our partners at Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in 2019. Comparing outbreak responses before and […]
Providing fast, flexible funds to shorten time to respond to disease threats in Nigeria
Time to respond to outbreaks following detection fell from six days to two.
Providing fast, flexible funds to shorten time to respond to disease threats in Nigeria
Since 2017, Resolve to Save Lives has helped the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the African Field Epidemiology Network establish and maintain the Revolving Outbreak Investigation Fund (ROIF). This provides for the rapid release of funds for the NCDC to investigate, verify and control infectious outbreaks. With this support, Nigeria has reduced its […]
Strengthening investments in Nigeria’s epidemic preparedness
Funding for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control increased by 100% from 2019 to 2021.
Strengthening Investments in Nigeria’s Epidemic Preparedness
Our team supported the Global Health Advocacy Incubator to generate a 100% increase in funding for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control between 2019 and 2021.
Expanding quality-assured COVID-19 testing capacity across Africa
COVID-19 testing initiative emphasized both quality and quantity.
Expanding Quality-Assured COVID-19 Testing Capacity Across Africa
Our team worked with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen COVID-19 testing capacity across the African continent. An external quality assurance scheme ensured the tests were of high quality.
New report on COVID-19 in Africa shows widespread willingness to get vaccinated, underscoring need for consistent supply and additional logistical support
The fourth and final PERC report indicates that people in African Union Member States are overwhelmingly willing to get vaccinated. The report considers why global vaccination efforts have been plagued by inequity, as well as the logistical challenges to vaccinating the African continent. It further outlines the continued importance of preventive measures—particularly individual measures such […]
New report on COVID-19 in Africa shows widespread willingness to get vaccinated, underscoring need for consistent supply and additional logistical support
Individual COVID-19 preventive measures, such as handwashing and wearing masks, mark the path forward in protecting people while vaccine efforts scale up
Improving the ability to test for yellow fever: a low-cost, country-led intervention in Nigeria
Time to confirm samples fell from one month to one day.
Improving the Ability to Test for Yellow Fever: A Low-Cost, Country-Led Intervention in Nigeria
Our team worked with a coalition including the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organization to improve Nigeria’s ability to test for yellow fever. Time to confirm yellow fever used to be over 30 days. Through systems strengthening, time to confirm fell to within 24 hours.
Latest PERC briefs illustrate the impact of COVID-19 in Africa
The Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 released results from its fourth survey on attitudes about public health and social measures as well as vaccination. The survey was fielded in 19 African Union Member States; read the country briefs here.
COVID-19 Calculator Used in WHO Analysis
Our COVID-19 Prevalence Calculator was cited in the New York Times. The tool uses the number of reported COVID-19 cases and deaths to provide a rough estimate of COVID-19 spread in a given region, and was recently used by the World Health Organization to analyze COVID-19 case counts on the African continent.
Real-time data to inform decision-making about maintaining health services in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic
Officials gathered data to assess the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on tuberculosis and HIV services.
Real-time data to inform decision-making about maintaining health services in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our team worked with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and other organizations to provide monthly reports to health facilities in Nairobi, Kenya on how their tuberculosis and HIV services were operating. This stream of data and analysis helped facilities quickly adapt their programs to maintain these essential services.