World Health Assembly 2025

Let's work together to transform
global health.

Collage of RTSL spokespeople for Resolve to Save Lives 2024 Annual Report "From bottlenecks to breakthroughs"

Demanding action on high blood pressure

Out-of-control blood pressure is the world’s leading cause of death.

By expanding simple, effective, inexpensive treatment for the one billion people with uncontrolled hypertension globally, we can save tens of millions of lives.

At this year’s World Health Assembly, join Resolve to Save Lives and leaders from around the world as we call for committed, urgent, and coordinated action to protect one billion hearts.

Action on high blood pressure could protect 1,000,000,000 hearts

Sign the call to action

Events

Protecting one billion hearts

Monday, May 19
18:00-20:00 (CET)
École Hôtelière de Genève, Restaurant Vieux Bois

Partnering to accelerate access to blood pressure-lowering medications together with the World Heart Foundation. Join us in person or register to watch the event online.

Foundations for sustainable health

Thursday, May 22
08:00-10:00 (CET)
InterContinental Genève

Join us as we launch a blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care with our partners at Jacobs. RSVP here.

Outsmarting outbreaks

Tuesday, May 20
07:15-09:15 (CET)
InterContinental Genève 

With the Gates Foundation, a spotlight on the role of vaccines and the importance of innovation, collaborative surveillance and broad investment in stopping outbreaks. 

Protecting one billion hearts

Monday, May 19 at 18:00-20:00 (CET)

École Hôtelière de Genève, Restaurant Vieux Bois

Partnering to accelerate access to blood pressure-lowering medications together with the World Heart Foundation. Join us in person or register to watch the event online.

Foundations for sustainable health

Thursday, May 22 at 08:00-10:00 (CET)

InterContinental Genève

Join us as we launch a blueprint for building epidemic-ready and climate-resilient primary health care with our partners at Jacobs. RSVP here.

Outsmarting outbreaks

Tuesday, May 20 at 07:15-09:15 (CET)

InterContinental Genève 

With the Gates Foundation, a spotlight on the role of vaccines and the importance of innovation, collaborative surveillance and broad investment in stopping outbreaks. 

Resources

Blood pressure control

Resources

Healthier food

Healthy revenue: Four taxes, three wins

This is a unique moment for sustainable health financing through health taxes.  We outlined three ways to implement them successfully. 

Learn more

Resources

Epidemic prevention

Resources

Primary health care

About Resolve to Save Lives

Resolve to Save Lives accelerates action against the world’s deadliest health threats. 

We are a results-driven global health organization that collaborates locally and globally to build solutions that save millions of lives. 

We use technical, operational, and policy approaches to identify health threats that can be stopped, co-create and test simple solutions, and scale the best solutions worldwide. 

Contact us to discuss how we can work together.

In Kano State, Nigeria, community health care workers take patients' blood pressure measurements outdoors on a sunny day.