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How advanced use of 7‑1‑7 is improving outbreak response in Liberia and Nigeria

October 20, 2026
7-1-7
Liberia, Nigeria
Liberia and Nigeria are making 7-1-7 part of routine outbreak response by fixing bottlenecks, enlisting champions, embedding targets in systems and using performance data.

Building country leadership to scale hypertension control

October 7, 2026
Access to medicines
China, Egypt, Global, India, Philippines, Vietnam
SCALE-HTN Control is a five-day training program equipping program managers across 20 countries to implement HEARTS-based blood pressure control at scale.

Partner spotlight: Aperki Yahaya Kono on domestic funding mechanisms for outbreaks in Nigeria

September 23, 2026
7-1-7
Nigeria
We spoke with Aperki Yahaya Kono at Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention about turning early action reviews into real response.

Equipping health security teams to turn plans into action

September 22, 2026
Epidemic prevention
Global, South Africa, South Sudan, Zanzibar
See how teams in South Africa, Zanzibar and South Sudan used PMEP program to turn health security plans into results.

Ebola training empowers health care workers to protect themselves and treat patients

September 4, 2026
Epidemic ready primary health care (ERPHC)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Resolve to Save Lives created a free training with HealthLearn that helps health care workers detect cases, protect themselves and treat patients

Persistence pays off: Nigeria sets nutrition standards for public food

August 4, 2026
Healthier food
Nigeria
Nigeria launched its first national public food procurement policy in July 2026, setting nutrition standards for public institutions.

A new lab system closes a critical gap in Nigeria’s disease surveillance

July 30, 2026
Epidemic intelligence
Nigeria
Labs across Nigeria now have a real-time data management system that links to the national surveillance system, allowing outbreak data to flow quickly

How Rwanda is delivering better health outcomes with digital tools

July 23, 2026
Digital PHC
Rwanda
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and health workers to redesign an e-health record that better meets nurses’ needs.

Partner spotlight: Dr. Kai von Harbou on the Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care Framework

June 12, 2026
Epidemic ready primary health care (ERPHC)
Global
We spoke with Dr. Kai von Harbou, WHO’s Community Protection and Resilience Unit Lead, about the launch of Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care. 

Partner spotlight: Dr. Champika Wickramasinghe of Sri Lanka

June 10, 2026
Blood pressure control
Sri Lanka
Dr. Champika Wickramasinghe, Deputy Director General of NCDs at Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health, shares how a HEARTS-based hypertension program is transforming primary care.

Strengthening blood pressure care for pregnant women in Madhya Pradesh, India

March 2, 2026
Access to medicines
India
Pilot project in Harda district, Madhya Pradesh, India, helping improve early identification and management of high blood pressure during pregnancy through training and digital tools.

Rio de Janeiro: Faster, more effective outbreak responses with 7-1-7

February 20, 2026
7-1-7
Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo
Interview with Rio de Janeiro’s health surveillance coordinator on how adopting 7-1-7 led to a 70% increase in outbreak detection and faster, more effective responses.

A new alert system is allowing Zambia to find outbreaks faster

January 30, 2026
Epidemic intelligence
Zambia
Resolve to Save Lives partnered with Zambia National Public Health Institute to build an alert system that automatically flags potential outbreaks.

Learning by doing: How Thailand adopted 7-1-7

December 17, 2025
7-1-7
Democratic Republic of Congo, Thailand
A regional team in Thailand taught themselves the 7-1-7 target, analyzed 300+ outbreaks, and helped contain a cholera outbreak to 10 cases—earning national support to scale the approach countrywide.

Two policies, one goal: Nigeria builds cross-sector collaboration for lead poisoning prevention

November 5, 2025
Lead poisoning prevention
Nigeria
Nigeria aligns two policies to help prevent lead poisoning from cosmetics, building a blueprint for reducing lead exposure from other sources.
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