Resolve to Save Lives, Inc.

Cardiovascular Health - The majority of deaths from cardiovascular disease are in low- and middle-income countries, so that's where we focus our attention.

OBJECTIVE 1: Improve global control of blood pressure from 14% to 50%. Only about 1 in 7 people (14%) in the world has their blood pressure under control. There are simple, proven solutions to improve that ratio for as little as $1 per person each year

OBJECTIVE 2: Reduce global dietary sodium intake by 30%. Reducing salt is proven to significantly reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease. Eating too much salt causes more than 2 million deaths each year from high blood pressure.

OBJECTIVE 3: Eliminate artificial trans fats from the global food supply. 14 years ago, just 1 country took action to cut trans fat from their food supply. Today it’s more than 25. Eliminating trans fat will save 17 million lives over the next three decades.

Prevent Epidemics - Make the world safer from epidemics with advocacy and action

TECHNICAL: We provide technical expertise to partners in health security, supporting planning and implementation with a focus on sharing best practice between countries and supporting local learning. Our efforts are targeted toward countries “Stepping Up” to making incremental and measurable progress in their ability to find, stop and prevent disease.

POLITICAL: A country needs sustained finance and ongoing political support to be prepared for the next outbreak. We work with grassroots organizations, media and governments to build political will for epidemic preparedness.

FINANCIAL: We provide catalytic grants to help countries "Step Up" and be prepared for the next epidemic. We work with global partners to increase the amount of funds available to support countries' preparedness efforts.

Resolve to Save Lives is widely trusted as a nimble partner and honest broker. We provide support as a funder and co-implementer, depending on what is needed most.

We prioritize partnerships with national and local organizations in low- and middle-income countries, and we work with global organizations to produce and promote policies that maximize health gains.
HOW WE WORK

We apply TOP principles to every project:
• TECHNICAL rigor to develop and implement culturally competent and data-driven solutions;
• OPERATIONAL excellence to improve and sustain strong systems and institutions; and
• POLICY action to create environments that improve health outcomes, save the most lives and advance health equity.

OUR VALUES
• JUSTICE – We create and sustain a culture of justice and inclusion in our work and among our staff.
• DATA-DRIVEN – Our decisions are guided by timely, accurate, and rigorously collected and analyzed data.
• PARTNERSHIP – We partner with integrity, compassion, and humility. We deeply value our many partners worldwide and seek advice on how we can be more effective.

OUR APPROACH
• SIMPLICITY – We promote and create simple, innovative, user-centered programs.
• SPEED – We work with agility, motivated by the fierce urgency of now.
• SCALE – We catalyze national, regional, and global improvements to support policies and interventions that result in sustained progress.