2025 was a difficult year for public health, but together with our partners, we made important progress against the world’s deadliest health threats.
- Our cardiovascular health partnerships reached a historic milestone: they’re now on track to prevent 9 million deaths over the coming decades—representing one of the most cost-effective life-saving interventions in global health history.
- This past year, 15 million additional patients enrolled in hypertension treatment.
- Pakistan and Malaysia banned industrial trans fat—bringing the total population protected from this deadly additive to more than 4 billion people.
- Nigeria passed policies addressing lead in cosmetics, a critical step toward preventing intellectual disability and early death.
- The 7-1-7 Alliance now spans 75 countries and has engaged more than 3,500 frontline health workers. New research confirms that faster outbreak response saves lives.
- Our work strengthening primary health care in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda protected patients and health care workers and laid the foundation for better outbreak detection and response.
Learn more in our 2025 in Review: Country leadership, global impact.
Thank you to our partners, our staff and our board of directors for making this progress possible.
We look forward to a healthier, safer 2026 for all.