Kenya team tackles Rift Valley Fever outbreak with 7-1-7

Dr. Jedidah Kiprop and colleagues work to verify data a first step in confirming an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya

A Kenya team trained on 7-1-7 thanks to free online tools supplied by the 7-1-7 Alliance, winning wide recognition at the 2024 Global Health Security Conference for applying the 7-1-7 target to control a recent outbreak of Rift Valley Fever. The team was able to identify barriers to an effective response and quickly get resources to the affected region, where seasonal heavy rains can cause mosquito-borne outbreaks in livestock that spill over into humans.

“Reduced-sodium salts…are a great alternative to regular salt”

social media graphic with black background and white salt shaker in top right corner that replaces the traditional phrase "pass the salt" with "switch the salt" with the word switch in orange and the word pass crossed out. used to promote potassium-enriched reduced-sodium 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”

Testing for Covid-19 in Nigeria © Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

In an essay for the Financial Times, RTSL President and CEO, Dr. Tom Frieden explains how disease surveillance is a “public health superpower” allowing us to foretell health disasters and see trends in diseases and health programs to save lives. Dr. Frieden argues that while there have been some exciting technological advances in health surveillance, […]

Designing tools that work for health care workers

Daniel Burka, Director of Design for the digital team at Resolve to Save Lives, shares how any design team can create health care software that is easy to use, improves programs, and that health workers actually like.

REPLACE Initiative’s role in ending trans fat

In a new article for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, experts from Resolve to Save Lives, World Health Organization, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, and NCD Alliance describe global progress and efforts to eliminate trans fat from the food supply. Since the formation of the global partnership and launch of REPLACE, 43 countries […]

WHO’s HEARTS package significantly improves high blood pressure control

A percent with blood pressure controlled chart depicting a blue intervention column that is higher than the orange usual care column

A new trial published in BMJ’s Heart Journal shows that the WHO-HEARTS technical package, developed and championed with support from Resolve to Save Lives, significantly improves high blood pressure treatment and control compared with current practice. This trial conducted in rural Bangladesh is the first to rigorously assess the complete HEARTS package—a set of practical, cost-effective strategies for […]

New oped on global progress eliminating trans fat

Pile of ultra-processed foods like burgers and pizza containing trans fat.

The world has made encouraging progress to eliminate trans fat, but more than 4 billion people remain at risk. In a new oped published in BMJ and Al Jazeera, Dr. Tom Frieden, president & CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of World Health Organization, share how countries can join the movement to protect […]

New milestone report on global trans fat elimination

Yellow and gray cover page with image of world map in varying shades of brown. Depicts the new WHO report on 5-years of progress eliminating harmful trans fat globally

World Health Organization’s (WHO) new milestone report summarizes progress over the past 5 years towards the global elimination of industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA). In 2018, WHO set the ambitious target to eliminate TFA from the global food supply by the end of 2023, and released the REPLACE action framework with recommended best-practice policies and implementation […]

Milestone 5-year report on progress to eliminate toxic trans fat released

Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President & CEO, Resolve to Save Lives 24 JUNE 2024 (NEW YORK, USA)—“At the start of 2024, 53 countries had introduced trans fat regulations, protecting nearly half of the world’s population from this toxic chemical and preventing as many as 183,000 deaths each year. The new 5-year REPLACE report released […]

New report offers lessons on stopping disease outbreaks, amid global spread of H5N1

Resolve to Save Lives report shows how public health specialists around the world controlled bird flu and other outbreaks last year June 18, 2024 (New York, NY) – With the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) spreading worldwide, Finland provides a lesson in how to bring an outbreak under control quickly. After a deadly outbreak […]

DHIS2 3.0: The user-centered healthcare app gets a big update

purchase details for DHIS2 capture app on Google's Play store

Version 3.0 of the DHIS2 Android app, developed by DHIS2 and the Digital team at Resolve to Save Lives, is now available. The new updates reduce hypertension program enrollment time by 3 minutes per patient, and time to input details for follow-up visits is now less than 25 seconds. The updated app can be found in […]

Five countries commit to implementing comprehensive sodium reduction policies to improve health and save at least 39,000 lives per year

New commitments made at 77th World Health Assembly event hosted by Resolve to Save Lives and NCD Alliance  28 May 2024 (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND)—Bangladesh, Cameroon, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Singapore made new commitments today to implement comprehensive policies that will protect their populations from the harms of high-sodium diets. These commitments, made during the 77th World Health […]

Salt reduction event at 77th World Health Assembly

At this year’s 77th World Health Assembly, Resolve to Save Lives and NCD Alliance cohosted an in-person side event, as part of our collaboration with WHO, about the importance of focusing on salt reduction within comprehensive food policies. Representatives from Cameroon, Singapore, Thailand and Colombia shared how their countries have prioritized policies that reduce salt […]

New video guide for fast and simple user testing for healthcare software

two women sit at table using digital app in healthcare setting

RTSL’s new video shows how to user test health software. A monthly cycle of testing software with end users is necessary to build good software that drives program improvements. The video is intended to help build capacity on the ground, and to support organizations in their user-testing efforts. Learn more about user-centered design in healthcare in Resolve to Save Lives’ […]

The Simple app manages more than 4 million patients—and health workers love it

The digital team at Resolve to Save Lives helped build the Simple app, which now treats more than 4 million patients in 4 countries. In a new article for Sage Publications, Resolve to Save Lives and the DHIS2 team detail a participatory approach to app development that co-designs the information system with the nurses and doctors who will […]

WHO’s 2nd Edition Sodium Benchmark’s report

Just ahead of salt awareness week, WHO released its second edition of the global sodium benchmarks, “Global sodium benchmarks for different food categories“, detailing efforts to reduce global sodium intake by 30% by 2025. The report release was supported by a webinar that highlighted lessons learned from the first report, current progress on global salt […]

NIH webinar highlights five years of promoting heart health at RTSL

The Cardiovascular Health initiative at Resolve to Save Lives participated in a presentation for the U.S. National Institute of Health’s HERO series. The webinar discussed the progress made over the last five years to improve heart health in low- and middle-income countries and served as an opportunity to showcase RTSL’s global health equity research.

New IHR Benchmarks Tool Simplifies Planning for Health Emergencies

The World Health Organization launched a new benchmarking tool designed to simplify and accelerate preparedness planning. Developed in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives and tried and tested by our partners over the past two years, the tool helps countries prepare for outbreaks and prevent epidemics according to International Health Regulations. Learn more here.

JHPIEGO webinar on controlling high blood pressure through HEARTS

A recent webinar by JHPIEGO and Resolve to Save Lives discusses the importance of partnerships to scale up hypertension treatment. The webinar was attended by more than 100 JHPIEGO staff and presented an opportunity to explore how WHO’s HEARTS initiative can be integrated into primary health care strengthening grants.

New tool helps governments combat nutrients of concern

Nutrient profile models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies

Global Health Advocacy Incubator, supported by partners Resolve to Save Lives, Vital Strategies, and the O’Neill Institute, published a new resource designed to help governments shape a healthier food environment: Nutrient Profile Models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies. The accompanying blog and webinar dive into what nutrient profile models are and how […]

Nepal Bans Trans Fat

STATEMENT FROM DR. RENU GARG, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AT RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES 16 February 2024 (NEW YORK, USA)—“Congratulations to Nepal for issuing legislation that limits the amount of trans fat in food, which will save 2,200 lives each year. The new legislation, adopted with support from the World Health Organization’s South-East […]

Hypertension can be the next global health win

Patient gets blood pressure measured to check for hypertension. Managing hypertension can save lives

Hypertension is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing more than 10 million people each year, but it remains neglected. In an essay in the Washington Post, Dr. Tom Frieden calls attention to the need for increased focus and funding to prevent and treat the deadly condition.