Region: Global

COVID-19 alert systems: lessons for future health emergencies

This qualitative study, published in PLOS ONE by Resolve to Save Lives researchers and collaborators, examines how countries used alert level systems during COVID-19 to communicate risk and guide public health responses. Researchers interviewed senior health officials across eight jurisdictions, including the United States, South Africa, Singapore and New Zealand, to identify what worked and […]

Cardiovascular Health Partner Convening 2026: High-Level Summary Report

Highlights and key takeaways from the 2026 Cardiovascular Health Partner Convening, bringing together over 65 representatives from 29 organizations to assess progress, address barriers, and co-create the next phase of the global initiative to save 100 million lives from cardiovascular disease.

Catalytic implementation partnership: health taxes

Resolve to Save Lives partners with governments to support implementation of best-practice excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages. Health taxes are among the most cost-effective ways to increase domestic revenue, reduce noncommunicable disease and prevent premature death.

SHAKE the salt habit, 2nd ed.

Countries that set an ambitious sodium reduction goal can create a healthier food environment, lower healthcare costs, and support longer, healthier lives. SHAKE the salt habit – second edition, developed by World Health Organization, combines data and research collected over the last ten years into practical tools countries can use to design, implement, and monitor […]

Overview: SHAKE the salt habit – second edition

This overview highlights what’s new in WHO’s updated technical package, SHAKE the salt habit – second edition. From safe use of lower-sodium salts to marketing restrictions for children to taxes on unhealthy foods, countries can use the updated publication to design, implement, and enforce comprehensive salt reduction policies.

Resource Table: SHAKE the salt habit – second edition

Adapted from WHO’s updated technical package, SHAKE the salt habit – second edition, this easy-to-read table of WHO-recommended resources helps countries design, implement, and enforce comprehensive salt reduction policies, including safe use of lower sodium salts and fiscal policies for unhealthy foods.

Preventing lead poisoning

Lead poisoning is an avoidable tragedy with devastating health, environmental and economic costs. This fact sheet summarizes the burden of lead exposure and outlines the sections of the World Health Organization’s PREVENT technical package on lead poisoning prevention.

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

Emergency-Ready Primary healthcare (ERPHC) Framework and Operational Guide

The Emergency-Ready Primary healthcare (ERPHC) Framework and Operational Guide, developed by Resolve to Save Lives in partnership with the World Health Organization, offers a practical approach to embedding preparedness, response and resilience within routine PHC systems. The ERPHC Framework integrates surveillance, infection prevention and control, clinical care and community protection into a coherent, all-hazards model, […]

Resolve to Save Lives: Our approach

We close the gap between proven, life-saving solutions and the people who need them. Brief overview of RTSL’s approach to the world’s deadliest health threats, including our Solutions Pathway.

PREVENT lead poisoning technical package: discussion paper

PREVENT technical package for lead poisoning prevention

Every year, lead poisoning kills an estimated 3.5 million people, accounts for more than 71 million disability-adjusted life years, and costs the world an estimated $6 trillion—roughly 7% of global GDP—yet it remains vastly underfunded and under-addressed relative to its burden. The costs fall hardest on low- and middle-income countries, where children’s blood lead levels […]

Resolve to Save Lives appoints Angela Sun to Board of Directors

MARCH 30, 2026 – Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) announced today that Angela Sun, Principal at Hyland Ventures, joined its Board of Directors and the organization’s Audit & Finance Committee effective March 29, 2026. “We’re delighted to welcome Angela Sun to our global Board,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save […]

Trends in Global Hypertension, 2000 to 2020

A new study that tracked 6.1 million people across 119 countries paints an alarming picture: the burden of high blood pressure has shifted sharply toward the world’s poorest countries, and treatment hasn’t kept up. Key findings: The number of people with high blood pressure has nearly doubled in twenty years 77% of the world’s hypertension […]