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 […]
New research: Unhealthy food tax in the Philippines could save lives and money
A new study in Lancet Public Health explores how a tax on unhealthy foods could save thousands of lives in the Philippines. The paper’s authors, which included experts from Resolve to Save Lives, modelled the estimated health and economic impacts of a 20% tax on packaged foods that exceed WHO thresholds for sodium or sugar. […]
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 […]
Eliminating trans fat: Only your heart will know the difference
Dr. Tom Frieden explains how New York City successfully banned trans fat and became a model for eliminating this toxic food additive.
Calcium Channel Blockers for Global Hypertension Control
This paper by Resolve to Save Lives and colleagues highlights why calcium channel blockers are the ideal first-line hypertension medicine for countries with constrained resources. Calcium channel blockers are: Safe—they don’t require lab testing Affordable Just as clinically beneficial as other recommended hypertension medicine classes For these reasons, calcium channel blockers will be a key […]
Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors in Adults with HIV at ART Centers in Mumbai
Findings show that nearly one in four people living with HIV also have hypertension. The results highlight key risk factors and reinforce the need to integrate hypertension care into routine HIV services to improve long-term health outcomes.
Simplified hypertension control indicators
Simplified indicators adapted from the WHO HEARTS “S” module by Resolve to Save Lives
Watch: “One penny, one pill.” That’s all it costs to control high blood pressure.
Blood pressure-lowering drugs can cost as little as one penny per pill. Governments, funders, and the private sector must prioritize improving accessibility of life-saving blood pressure-lowering medicines to increase global blood pressure control from 21% today to 50% by 2030. Doing so would help save 75 million lives and prevent 150 million heart attack and […]
Factors associated with hypertension care follow-up in the Ethiopia HEARTS program
In World Heart Federation’s Global Heart, this article co-authored by Resolve to Save Lives dives into the impact of HEARTS interventions and improvements to access to medicines made in 2022 in controlling high blood pressure in Ethiopia, and provides recommendations for further progress. Through patient-centered interventions such as extending appointment intervals, prescription refills, and expanded […]
Analysis of costs in implementing the HEARTS hypertension program in Nigerian primary care
A new article co-authored by Resolve to Save Lives dives into the cost of scaling up HEARTS hypertension services in Nigeria to help prevent and control high blood pressure, and outlines the next steps to lowering the cost of HEARTS implementation. Abstract Background The Nigeria Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI) program, launched in 2020, integrates […]
Ethiopia National Infection Prevention and Control Policy
The Ministry of Health Ethiopia, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders; in line with internationally acclaimed standardized recommendations has developed this National Infection Prevention and Control Policy for Health Care Services to assist health care workers and other IPC stakeholders in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of IPC programs in Ethiopia. The Ministry remains […]
Ethiopia National Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPC) Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2021/22-2025/26
This IPC Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2021-2026 from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health was developed to be used at all levels of the health care system and will help to measure and monitor the progress of the implementation of the national IPC Policy, Strategy recommendations and Strategy Roadmap activities including the IPC practices at health facility […]
Ethiopia National Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) Surveillance Guideline
Ethiopia National Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) Surveillance Guideline is intended to serve as a guide for health care professionals in general, and for IPC professionals in particular, to ensure that the critical elements and methods of surveillance for health care-associated infections (HAIs) are incorporated into their practice. It provides guidance for each of the surveillance […]
Ethiopia National Infection Prevention and Control Strategy and Roadmap 2021/22-2025/26
Ethiopia’s national IPC strategy and roadmap for 2021-2026 is intended to guide and outline the strategic interventions required to prevent, reduce and control the development of health care-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), ultimately improving patient safety and health outcomes.
Ethiopia national IPC reference manual, Volume 2: Advanced and special settings
Full title: National infection prevention and control reference manual for healthcare service providers and managers, Volume 2: Advanced and special settings infection prevention and control, Third edition. The manual is divided in two volumes: Volume I covers general IPC and Volume II addresses more advanced IPC and special settings. The document serves as a standardized […]
Ethiopia national IPC reference manual, Volume 1: General infection prevention and control
Full title: National infection prevention and control reference manual for healthcare service providers and managers, Volume 1: General infection prevention and control, Third edition. The manual is divided in two volumes: Volume I covers general IPC and Volume II addresses more advanced IPC and special settings. The document serves as a standardized IPC reference manual […]
Unleashing the full potential of 7-1-7
A strategic guide for international partners on the powerful system improvement tool that drives accountability, reveals bottlenecks, and informs targeted investments.
Providing the medicines patients need to control high blood pressure
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for early death worldwide, with approximately 80% of related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Daily medication can control high blood pressure and reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, chronic kidney disease, dementia, and premature death.1 Yet millions around the world still lack access to lifesaving […]
Position paper: Mandatory sodium reduction targets for processed foods
This position paper from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) developed in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives, outlines the key steps needed to establish effective mandatory sodium reduction targets, informed by country experiences where these policies have been successfully implemented. It also offers clear, evidence-based recommendations to guide policymakers and advocates in shaping and advancing […]
Proven ways to address obesity, improve health, increase government revenue, and reduce health care costs
Linking front-of-package labeling with taxes, bans on marketing, and bans on purchase with public funds or service/sale on public property, can address obesity — and improve health, increase government revenue and reduce health care costs.
Front-of-package labeling systems
Front-of-package labels (FOPL) are a powerful tool to improve nutrition and prevent heart disease and stroke through reduction of salt, fat, and sugar intake. Only one system is proven to improve food choices: Mandatory nutrient warning labels.
Healthy revenue: Four taxes, three wins
Background New financial and other challenges threaten decades of public health progress. In Africa, half of the continent’s population lacks access to essential health services and more than 150 million people are pushed into or deeper into poverty each year by out-of-pocket health expenses. Health taxes on four harmful products—tobacco, alcohol, sugar-sweetened beverages, and […]
Primary Health Care Questions for Surveys (PHCQS)
The Primary Health Care Questions for Surveys (PHCQS) project aims to standardize the global assessment of primary health care (PHC) access and unmet needs through general population surveys, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), by establishing a core set of globally consistent indicators and survey questions.
Lower-sodium salt substitutes: Frequently asked questions
FAQ about lower-sodium salt substitutes (LSS)—an important part of a comprehensive sodium reduction package.
From signals to systems: Strengthening epidemic readiness through climate-informed strategies
This issue brief outlines how Resolve to Save Lives is supporting governments to strengthen epidemic readiness by integrating climate data into health systems. Key strategies include building epidemic risk monitoring systems using real-time climate data, improving communication of climate-health risks, embedding climate-sensitive protocols into health policy and developing resilient primary health care infrastructure. These efforts […]
Foundations for sustainable health: A blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care
This blueprint outlines our model for epidemic-ready, climate-resilient and sustainable primary health care infrastructure using an all-hazard approach. We urge national governments to embed resilience into health and infrastructure planning. We call on donors to support integrated, scalable investments and help countries learn from what works. And we encourage facility leaders and communities to codesign and […]
From 18 countries to yours: Actionable 7‑1‑7 bottleneck insights
The 7-1-7 Alliance to identifies global patterns in the barriers to outbreak detection, notification and response and provides an example of how countries can leverage their own 7-1-7 bottleneck data to inform investments, prioritization and accelerate performance improvement.
Ethiopia National Non-Communicable Diseases Management Protocols
Ethiopia’s National NCD management protocols for: Hypertension Diabetes Rheumatic heart disease Chronic respiratory diseases Cardiovascular Disease (Risk Assessment)
Ethiopia Pharmaceuticals Procurement List: Third Edition
The Third Edition of Ethiopia’s Pharmaceuticals Procurement List, published in 2024 by The Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS).
VEN Classification of The 3rd Pharmaceuticals Procurement List
The Ethiopia VEN Classification grades medicines on the country’s 3rd Pharmaceuticals Procurement List as Vital, Essential, or Non-essential, serving as a tool to prioritize pharmaceutical procurement based on the criticality of medicines to public health, ensuring that the most crucial medicines are consistently available. This initiative not only strengthens the pharmaceutical supply chain but also […]