Solutions to common barriers to outbreak detection and response
Countries worldwide face similar bottlenecks that slow down outbreak detection, notification and response. In a series of data insights, the 7-1-7 Alliance, an initiative hosted by Resolve to Save Lives, identifies the top barriers across 150 outbreaks from nearly 20 countries and explores simple, promising solutions. Key bottlenecks include the lack of resources for outbreak […]
Join us at ICPHC 2025!
Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is proud to co-sponsor the International Primary Health Care Conference (ICPHC) 2025, which will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from October 6 to 10. The conference will bring together global health leaders, practitioners, policymakers, and partners to explore and emphasize why stronger primary health care is the foundation for […]
High blood pressure, high stakes: Translating commitment into life-saving action
Resolve to Save Lives, the World Health Organization, and Bloomberg Philanthropies came together with global health leaders today to launch WHO’s second global hypertension report. High blood pressure affects 1.4 billion people worldwide, yet only 1 in 5 have it under control—leaving 80% at risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, dementia, and early death. […]
Global report on hypertension 2025: High stakes—turning evidence into action
The World Health Organization’s second global hypertension report identifies access to life-saving medicines as the biggest barrier—but also the greatest opportunity—for rapid, scalable progress to get high blood pressure under control and save millions of lives.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts over a billion people at risk
More than 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024, yet only one in five have it under control, according to a new WHO report released with Bloomberg Philanthropies and Resolve to Save Lives.
Actionable 7‑1‑7 bottleneck insights: Timely laboratory confirmation
This fourth post in the 7-1-7 bottleneck insights series examines delays in laboratory confirmation—the second most common response bottleneck—and practical ways countries can accelerate diagnostics for faster outbreak control.
Actionable 7‑1‑7 bottleneck insights: Overcoming low clinical suspicion in outbreak detection
Low clinical suspicion is one of the most common barriers to early outbreak detection. The third post of the 7-1-7 Bottleneck Insights series highlights the value of bottleneck analysis – and solutions to a top barrier to outbreak detection.
Learn about 7-1-7 at your own pace with free online courses
As more countries adopt the 7-1-7 target to accelerate outbreak detection and response, training for public health officials is essential to maximize its impact. The 7-1-7 Alliance, an initiative hosted by Resolve to Save Lives, released three free, interactive online courses accessible to all. The courses equip learners to understand, use and adopt 7-1-7 through […]
Transforming the 2024 amendments to WHO’s International Health Regulations from an opportunity to a reality
In a new article for BMJ Global Health, RTSL senior legal advisor Cédric Aperce and the University of Ottawa’s Roojin Habibi discuss new amendments to the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR), the legally binding agreement that requires countries to detect and report global health threats to the World Health Organization. First agreed upon at the […]
Watch: “HEARTS Voices – Access to Medicines”
Access to affordable, life-saving blood pressure medicines is the single biggest barrier to controlling hypertension worldwide. Today, only 21% of people with high blood pressure have it under control. Closing this gap to 50% by 2030 could save 75 million lives and prevent 150 million heart attacks and strokes over the next 25 years. Our […]
Join us at UNGA 2025 for “High blood pressure, high stakes”
Join us for a side event at UNGA 2025 marking the release of the World Health Organization’s 2025 Global report on hypertension and highlighting countries turning commitment to action and getting high blood pressure under control.
Promoting Healthier Food Environments at the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition
At the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition, experts showed how combining sodium reduction policies like warning labels and limits can reshape food environments and improve health.
Potassium-enriched salt substitutes: supporting global cardiovascular and kidney health
A new paper in Lancet Global Health co-written by global nephrologists and the Healthier Foods and Environments team at RTSL highlights the important role potassium-enriched, low-sodium salt alternatives can play in reducing sodium consumption and helping people living with hypertension to get their blood pressure under control. Importantly, this paper suggests that these benefits even […]
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Appointed to Resolve to Save Lives’ Board of Directors
AUGUST 18, 2025 (NEW YORK, NY) – Resolve to Save Live (RTSL) today announced that Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, Vice Provost (Health) at University College London, will join its Board of Directors, effective July 30, 2025. Dr. Abubakar has served on Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria’s Board of Directors since April 6, 2022. “We’re delighted to […]
Join our Global Call to Action to Control High Blood Pressure today!
High blood pressure is the world’s leading killer, causing more deaths than all infectious diseases combined. But it doesn’t have to be. Evidence shows that progress is achievable with the right policies and investments. Our new Global Call to Action to Control High Blood Pressure aims to demonstrate the breadth of support for this important […]
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.
Webinar unpacks industry’s role in removing trans fat from foods
New research commissioned by WHO and launched by ATNi and RTSL unpacks industry’s role in bringing the world closer to trans fat-free to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Resolve to Save Lives at EPI | Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025
High blood pressure too often goes unnoticed. Watch the American Heart Association’s interview with Dr. Renu Garg as she details how Resolve to Save Lives works to control this silent killer with universal screening and other scalable strategies.
New analysis shows eliminating out-of-pocket costs for blood pressure medication saves lives
Eliminating out-of-pocket costs for anti-hypertensives lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes and can reduce health care costs.
Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin joins Resolve to Save Lives’ Board of Directors
Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin joins Resolve to Save Lives Board of Directors
The George Institute for Global Health and Resolve to Save Lives welcome WHO’s recommendation to replace regular table salt with lower-sodium salt substitutes
Resolve to Save Lives and The George Institute for Global Health strongly support WHO new recommendation to to replace regular table salt with lower-sodium salt substitutes.
Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, on U.S. Withdrawal from WHO
The decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization makes Americans – and the world – less safe.
Resolve to Save Lives’ new global guidelines for healthy public food procurement
Setting healthy nutrition standards for food served in schools, public hospitals, childcare facilities and government workplaces is a powerful strategy for saving lives.
RTSL trans fat experts speak out
Trans fat elimination webinar features experts from Resolve to Save Lives and outlines steps to remove this harmful food additive.
Resolve to Save Lives pledges $10 million to WHO to combat heart disease and save millions of lives
Funding will accelerate initiatives to eliminate trans fats, reduce salt intake, and control hypertension in low- and middle-income countries 14 OCTOBER 2024 (BERLIN, GERMANY)—Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) today announced a $10 million pledge to the World Health Organization (WHO) to accelerate collaborative work over the next four years to save lives from heart disease, […]
Big news from the World Health Summit: a new pledge to improve global heart health
Resolve to Save Lives pledges $10 million to WHO to combat heart disease and save millions of lives.
Blood pressure measures done right
Faulty BP readings can put lives at risk. New evidence supports this method for accuracy.
“Reduced-sodium salts…are a great alternative to regular salt”
In a new op-ed for Health Affairs Forefront, Professor Bruce Neal, Executive Director for The George Institute for Global Health and our own Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, call for switching the salt we use to a healthier alternative—potassium-enriched, low-sodium salts—to improve heart health. Low-sodium salts look and taste just […]
“Surveillance is a public health superpower”
In an essay for the Financial Times, Dr. Tom Frieden explains how disease surveillance helps us foretell health disasters and see trends in diseases and health programs to save lives.
Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness at the Country Level
In partnership with public health institutions in eight African countries, Resolve to Save Lives released an issue brief outlining five proven approaches for national governments to significantly improve epidemic detection and containment in their communities. The model is based on joint efforts among African nations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases […]