Resolve to Save Lives

A global health organization led by @DrTomFrieden that accelerates action against the world's deadliest health threats to save millions of lives.

[Resolve to Save Lives @ResolveTSL]

Three disease outbreaks. Three countries. Three epidemics prevented.

Last year El Salvador, Gabon and Thailand contained outbreaks of malaria, mpox and cholera before they spiraled into epidemics. In a new video, we hear from the health care workers involved about how they acted quickly to stop diseases from spreading using the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection and response and saved lives.

You can read the full stories in our new Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report, launched today at #WHA79: https://t.co/IpuJrn8dMq

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What does it take to pull off a successful World Health Assembly side event? Take a look behind the scenes with Christopher Richardson, a Communications Manager on our Prevent Epidemics team, as he coordinates an impactful event launching our new Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report on the margins of #WHA79.

Read the report here: https://t.co/IpuJrn8dMq

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If you're going to #GHS2026 in Kuala Lumpur, don't miss this session.

On Tuesday, June 9 at 1:45 PM, we're partnering with @WHO to host a hands-on workshop on collaborative surveillance—exploring how countries are strengthening early outbreak detection and building more resilient health systems.

Led by our Director of Epidemic Intelligence Dr. Chris Lee and Dr. Katie Smallwood from the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, the session will feature a practical "working backwards" approach to surveillance planning, an interactive activity, and real-world case studies from Malaysia and Zambia.

📍 Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Room 408 
🗓️ Tuesday, June 9 | 1:45–3:45 PM
👉 Register now on the conference app: https://t.co/KeXtgJkBdn

[Resolve to Save Lives @ResolveTSL]

Primary healthcare systems are on the frontline of emergency preparedness, detection and response. At the 79th World Health Assembly, we gathered with partners from @FMoHealth, @minhealthKZ, @Fmohnigeria and Syria to launch the Emergency-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) Framework, which offers a practical approach to embed emergency preparedness, response and resilience within primary healthcare.  

We developed the ERPHC framework with @WHO using lessons from our pilot Epidemic-Ready PHC programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda. The framework provides countries with an operational model to confront disease outbreaks and other health emergencies, and integrates disease surveillance, infection prevention and control, clinical care and community protection into primary healthcare. 

At the event, we heard from countries that are already putting ERPHC into practice. Their experiences demonstrate how embedding preparedness into health systems can keep communities safe. Thank you to all our partners whose vision and learnings informed this framework. We look forward to helping scale up ERPHC to more countries to build resilient primary health care systems across the globe.  

Read the full ERPHC framework here: https://t.co/0XdSvAGJzd

[Resolve to Save Lives @ResolveTSL]

We are excited to announce that Amanda McClelland has been appointed as RTSL’s first Chief Program Officer. Amanda has led our Prevent Epidemics team since its inception, bridging evidence, policy and implementation to strengthen health security across the globe.

As our organization enters a new phase of growth, the Chief Program Officer role will strengthen coordination, sustainability and impact across our growing portfolio of global programs. Please join us in celebrating Amanda’s new role and continued commitment to accelerate action against the world’s deadliest health threats.

Learn more: https://t.co/dPrgcSf9C7

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

At #WHA79, we launched the @WHO @ResolveTSL Emergency‑Ready Primary Health Care Framework and Operational Guide. Preparedness must live where people first seek care, in PHC and communities. Strong PHC saves lives, every day.

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Strong communities are a critical line of defense against high blood pressure, the world's leading killer.

In a new op-ed in @HindustanTimes, Smt. Preeti Sudan, former Union health secretary and chairman, explains how community and frontline health care workers can improve early detection of high blood pressure and help patients access care and stay on treatment. Read the story here: https://t.co/AEwovTUzam

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Join us for the 7-1-7 Awards at the Global Health Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur!

On June 10, the 7-1-7 Alliance is hosting an awards ceremony to celebrate some of the individuals who are transforming health security using the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection and response. Swipe through to meet the nominees. If you’re attending #GHS2026, we hope you’ll join us. Register through the GHS Conference app under “Wednesday Sponsored Sessions”: https://t.co/KeXtgJkBdn

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There is no safe level of lead exposure.

Last week, our president and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden joined our partners including Bloomberg Philanthropies at #WHA79 to discuss meaningful solutions to reduce lead exposure and its harmful effects on cardiovascular health and children’s development.

The event offered a first look at World Health Organization’s forthcoming PREVENT Technical Package on Lead Poisoning Prevention, which will provide practical guidance for countries to address and prevent lead poisoning.

Read more about the PREVENT technical package here: https://t.co/J6HNqxjtxw

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Ebola is spreading in DRC and Uganda, offering a stark reminder: Diseases don’t respect international borders. This is why coordination between countries on outbreak monitoring and response is critical.

In our new Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report, we explain how cross-border collaboration enabled Thailand to successfully contain a cholera outbreak, providing lessons on how health systems can work together to stop outbreaks and protect communities.

Learn more about the importance of collaboration during outbreaks: https://t.co/IpuJrn8dMq

[Resolve to Save Lives @ResolveTSL]

“We have a choice. We can wait for the next crisis and respond after lives are lost, or we can invest in prevention and stop outbreaks before they spread.”

As we’re seeing with Ebola and Hantavirus, outbreaks can emerge at any time. Investing in the everyday systems that detect and respond to diseases before they spread is one of the most cost-effective forms of global protection that exists.

In a new op-ed in @ghn_news, our Senior Vice President for Prevent Epidemics and Primary Health Care Amanda McClelland writes about our new Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report and how countries can prioritize preparedness and stop health threats. Read the full piece: https://t.co/UbHsj9Y5GX //

[Melitta Jakab @melittajakab]

As our team returns from Ukraine, and with Ebola back in the headlines, one thing feels increasingly clear: emergency-ready PHC is not optional.
At #WHA79 we launched the Emergency-ready PHC framework & operational guide: https://t.co/VtIjjilzJI
#PHC4UHC @WHO_Europe @ResolveTSL

[Prof. Mohamed Janabi @ProfJanabi]

Good exchange with @DrTomFrieden of @ResolveTSL on the #HEARTS initiative and broader approaches to preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases.

Prevention remains one of the most effective tools for protecting health and reducing long-term pressure on health systems.

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On Monday, we convened partners alongside @HelmsleyTrust and World Diabetes Foundation to celebrate five years of the World Health Organization Global Diabetes Compact and strengthen support for action on diabetes and other chronic conditions.

Our Cardiovascular Health Initiative aims to reduce preventable deaths from high blood pressure—and high blood pressure and diabetes cannot be addressed in isolation. We can prevent most deaths from diabetes by controlling high blood pressure and prescribing statins, but diabetes treatment remains underused. Strong, integrated primary health care makes it easier to diagnose patients and provide continuous care and is critical to driving progress on diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Action on diabetes is urgent. Together, we can sustain the progress catalyzed by the Global Diabetes Compact and continue advancing integrated care that saves lives for people with diabetes worldwide.

[Resolve to Save Lives @ResolveTSL]

Lead poisoning is a preventable tragedy that disproportionally affects people in low- and middle-income countries. There is no safe level of exposure.

Earlier this week, we were honored to co-organize an event with @BloombergDotOrg and @WHO during #WHA79 highlighting the devastating impact of lead poisoning and steps countries are taking to prevent it. We previewed the forthcoming WHO Technical Package on Lead Poisoning Prevention and heard from health leaders in Brazil, Ghana and Georgia about how they’re using evidence-based policies to reduce lead exposure and protect human and environmental health.

Lead poisoning is preventable. It's time to turn evidence into action and protect communities from this toxic health and environmental threat.

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[The Pandemic Fund @Pandemic_Fund]

Excellent discussion yesterday at the Epidemics That Didn’t Happen Launch Event on the margins of #WHA79 in Geneva.

Thank you to our co-hosts, @ResolveTSL, @gatesfoundation, and the 7-1-7 Alliance.

The panel explored how early detection and diagnostics can stop outbreaks before they escalate, and highlighted real-world examples where strategic investments in preparedness have delivered measurable impact.

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Yesterday, we gathered with health experts from @gatesfoundation , @Pandemic_Fund and the 7-1-7 Alliance to celebrate the power of preparedness and launch the fourth edition of our flagship Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report.

In an inspiring panel, health leaders from Ethiopia, Indonesia, Rwanda and the Caribbean shared how strategic investments in health security prevent epidemics and save lives. The 7-1-7 target makes the impact of these investments visible and measurable—providing countries with a roadmap to create a successful outbreak response.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Geneva yesterday. Together, we’re working to build a world where every country has the tools to identify outbreaks and stop them before they spiral into epidemics.

Read our new Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report: https://t.co/IpuJrn8dMq

[Global Health NOW @ghn_news]

We know how to stop outbreaks. The question is, will we? The 7-1-7 target can help stop outbreaks fast; @AmandaMcClella2 explains how, with examples from the Epidemics That Didn't Happen report from @ResolveTSL. https://t.co/LhIrLG312S