Dr. Frieden on rebuilding trust in public health
For STAT News, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives Dr. Tom Frieden outlines three actions that must be prioritized to restore trust.
JHPIEGO webinar on controlling high blood pressure in primary care through HEARTS
Watch: How to integrate WHO’s HEARTS into primary health care strengthening grants
How much does it cost to treat high blood pressure?
Studies in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mexico, Thailand and the Philippines show that implementing the WHO HEARTS package is an affordable way to improve blood pressure control and save lives.
New tool helps governments combat nutrients of concern
Watch a webinar exploring GHAI’s new Nutrient Profile Models tool for developing healthy food policies
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 […]
Controlling hypertension can be the next global health win
In the Washington Post, Dr. Tom Frieden calls attention to the need for increased focus and funding to prevent and treat the deadly condition.
New playbook: Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs
Step-by-step guidance to create or adapt an effective digital health tool—one that health care workers actually like.
Celebrating the progress and partnerships that defined 2023
RTSL’s 2023: Year in Review is our first-ever digital annual report, looking back at a remarkable year of saving lives and making the world safer from epidemics.
WHO celebrates progress against toxic trans fat with validation program
Congratulations to Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for their groundbreaking work helping to rid the world of this invisible killer.
Salt substitutes can help treat high blood pressure
We joined international experts in the call to include salt substitutes in the treatment for high blood pressure.
Addressing the global shortage of health care workers
For CNN, Amanda McClelland proposes recommendations to address the growing global shortage of health care workers.
Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria welcomes New Executive Director
NOVEMBER 20, 2023 (ABUJA, NIGERIA)—Resolve to Save Lives announced today the appointment of Nanlop Adenike Ogbureke as its new Executive Director in Nigeria. She will oversee a technical and operations staff of 11, facilitate effective coordination and implementation of program activities, as well as foster and maintain productive relationships with government and non-governmental stakeholders within […]
WHO and the 7-1-7 Alliance introduce Early Action Reviews
More than 500 people from 73 countries signed up to hear representatives of the World Health Organization and the 7-1-7 Alliance introduce new guidance on Early Action Reviews.
Developing technical capacity to scale up 7-1-7
The 7-1-7 Alliance hosted a training series for Atlanta-based staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A first virtual training session introduced the 7-1-7 target, its central role in the WHO Early Action Review guidance, and how 7-1-7 fits into key components of the global health security framework. In a two-day, in-person […]
Sharing learnings to achieve the 7-1-7 target
The 7-1-7 Alliance, a country-led initiative hosted by Resolve to Save Lives, formed a global community of practice with 15 implementing countries.
How to revitalize World Bank health spending
In a recent Devex column, our President and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden and Senior Advisor of Prevent Epidemics Marine Buissonniere discuss how the World Bank can strengthen its health programming—and support the countries in greatest need.
Five years of HEARTS
Alongside the WHO Global Hypertension report, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) published a new report on the first five years of the Global HEARTS Initiative, a partnership between the WHO, Resolve to Save Lives, and the governments of 32 low- or middle-income countries. HEARTS programs work for hypertension patients, and we […]
First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it
Read the report here.
7-1-7 forms the bedrock of new WHO guidance
The World Health Organization’s new Guidance and tools for Conducting an Early Action Review (EAR) incorporate the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection and control, which Resolve to Save Lives has piloted since 2021. EARs offer a performance improvement approach, which can be used for each outbreak to identify system-level bottlenecks and propose immediate and long-term […]
First-of-its-kind study details the true cost of health care worker infections
At the launch our new study with the World Bank estimating the full economic burden of failing to protect health care workers, Senior Vice President of Prevent Epidemics Amanda McClelland and other speakers called for increased investments to improve protections for health care workers.
Lessons from HIV-hypertension integration
Director for Global Hypertension Control Dr. Bolanle Banigbe shared lessons from RTSL’s support for HIV-hypertension integration, and the scale up of hypertension services in more than 30 countries, with the HIV Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN) at a virtual event.
Going back to basics to stop the ongoing cholera pandemic
The focus on clean water, better health care and public health, and expanded vaccine production needed to control the spread of cholera today will prepare the world for future health crises and save lives.
Celebrating trans fat elimination on the global stage
Co-hosted with the World Health Organization, our side event at the World Health Assembly celebrated progress in removing trans fat from the global food supply.
7-1-7 Alliance gains momentum
Our World Health Assembly side event showcased initial progress implementing the 7-1-7 target and the ongoing work of the 7-1-7 Alliance, empowering public health leaders to further accelerate advancements in health security.
Four epidemics that weren’t—New Ted-Ed video explains
A new video from TED-Ed—developed with support from the Skoll Foundation and technical insight from Resolve to Save Lives —explores how four communities implemented strategies for effective outbreak response ad why investing in epidemic preparedness and prevention matters.
Resolve to Save Lives receives 2023 World Hypertension League award
Our Cardiovascular Health Team was honored to receive the Organizational Excellence Award in Population Global Hypertension Control.
How much did health care worker illness and death cost during COVID-19?
Developed in partnership with the World Bank, our latest article in Nature Communications provides a new framework for understanding the true cost of health care worker illness and death during COVID-19 and demonstrates that investing in protecting health care workers is an effective use of health spending.
Salt Awareness Week: May 15-21, 2023
Resolve to Save Lives is highlighting the risks of eating too much salt and sharing ways people can cut back.
The road to achieving epidemic-ready primary health care
Stopping epidemics starts with primary health care.
7-1-7 target in Lancet Global Health
RTSL’s Prevent Epidemics Team publishes evidence from early pilots on the 7-1-7 target for early detection of and response to disease threats.