Region: Global

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 […]

Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline

This WHO guideline provides Member States with evidence-based recommendations for improving school food environments. It covers three areas: direct food provision; nutrition standards for foods and beverages served or sold at school; and nudging interventions that promote healthier choices. The recommendations aim to increase availability and consumption of nutritious foods and reduce the presence of […]

Dr. Tom Frieden: The End of the Donor-Driven Era

The first quarter of the 21st century was an anomaly — a golden age of global health assistance built on the false assumption that external support would last forever. That era is over. Funding is contracting sharply across the board. Geopolitical trust has frayed. The old model no longer fits our world. In a new […]

7-1-7 Alliance webinars

The recording of all webinars hosted by the 7-1-7 Alliance available to watch on its website.

Dr. Tom Frieden: How to stop the global rise of superbugs

We are losing the defenses that protect us from microbes. Global antibiotic resistance, the result of overuse in clinical medicine and agriculture, is growing. But progress is possible with evidence-based interventions, incentive shifts, and smarter regulation. In a new op-ed for Financial Times, Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, discusses […]

Recursos en el objetivo 7-1-7

Todos los recursos disponibles en español en el sitio web de la Alianza 7-1-7: guías, herramientas, capacitaciones y ejemplos de países.

Recursos sobre a meta 7-1-7

Todos os recursos disponíveis em português no site da Aliança 7-1-7: guias, ferramentas, treinamentos e exemplos de países.

Ressources sur la cible 7-1-7

Toutes les ressources disponibles en français sur le site de l’Alliance 7-1-7 : guides, outils, formations et exemples pays.

Building the science behind a smarter salt

Excess sodium drives global hypertension and cardiovascular deaths, yet adoption of lower-sodium salt substitutes remains slow despite strong evidence that they could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. To pinpoint what’s holding back large-scale uptake, Johns Hopkins University, The George Institute, and Resolve to Save Lives convened international experts to identify the most urgent […]

Research prioritization to scale-up lower-sodium salts

Salt shaker over plate of salad

Excess sodium drives global hypertension and cardiovascular deaths, yet adoption of low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) remains slow despite strong evidence that they could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. To pinpoint what’s holding uptake back, Johns Hopkins University, The George Institute, and Resolve to Save Lives convened international experts to identify the most urgent […]

Lessons learned from treating 34 million people with hypertension

Hypertension is the leading cause of preventable death globally, yet only one in five people with high blood pressure have it under control despite availability of effective, low-cost medicines and the WHO HEARTS technical package of effective, scalable hypertension control interventions. Since 2017, Resolve to Save Lives has collaborated with national governments and other stakeholders […]

New partnerships to prevent lead poisoning

Resolve to Save Lives is partnering with WHO and Nigeria to combat lead exposure—reducing preventable deaths and building a global model for lead poisoning prevention.

Global Week for Action: Key actions to successfully eliminate toxic trans fat

Eliminating trans frat from the global food supply is a proven, cost-effective way to save thousands of lives each year from heart attack and stroke. So how do we do it? In a new blog post, RTSL Senior technical advisor for trans fat, Liz Drummond, writes about effective trans fat elimination policies and how countries of all […]

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 […]