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Who we are

Global health experts on a mission to stop preventable deaths

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Millions of people die from preventable health threats. These deaths don’t just devastate families, they also weaken communities and economies.

Solutions exist but are out of reach for too many people. We collaborate to close the gap between proven, life-saving solutions and the people who need them. Since 2017, we’ve worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives.

We work toward a future where people live longer, healthier lives, communities flourish, and economies thrive. This is an ambitious vision, and it inspires us and our partners to make progress every day. 

Resolve to Save Lives was created by Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Our initial funders include Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gates Philanthropy Partners, which is funded with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation. 

Our impact

How we save lives

Resolve to Save Lives works with partners to accelerate action against the world’s deadliest health threats. We use technical, operational, and policy approaches to: 

  • Identify leading health threats that can be stopped 
  • Rapidly co-create and test simple solutions
  • Scale up proven solutions worldwide 

Discover our “Solutions Pathway”

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Our values

Justice
We strive to create and sustain a culture of justice and inclusion among our staff and in our programmatic work.

Data-driven
Timely and accurate data, sound science, and technical rigor guide our decision-making so that we can maximize health protection and improvement.

Partnership
We strive to partner with integrity, compassion and humility, deeply valuing our colleagues, partners, and the communities we serve, and we eagerly seek advice on where and how we can be more effective saving lives.

Putting Nigeria’s trans fat elimination policy into action

October 20, 2025

In 2023, Nigeria made history as the second African country to adopt a best-practice policy to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the national food supply. Building on this milestone,…

Global Week for Action: Key actions to successfully eliminate toxic trans fat

October 17, 2025

Eliminating trans frat from the global food supply is a proven, cost-effective way to save thousands of lives each year from heart attack and stroke. So how do we do…

Promoting Healthier Food Environments at the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition

August 27, 2025
At the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition, experts showed how combining sodium reduction policies like warning labels and limits can reshape food environments and improve health.…