High blood pressure is the world’s leading killer—taking 10 million lives every year. Yet safe, effective, and low-cost medicines already exist. In a new video, patients share their experiences living with high blood pressure, and health experts explain why affordable access to

What if the greatest lifesaver in history… isn’t a doctor? We celebrate the drama of one life saved in the ER—but what about the millions saved in silence, before danger strikes? That invisible hero is public health—quietly preventing outbreaks, reducing cancer, heart attacks,

Meet Daniel Fikadu, an infection prevention and control (IPC) specialist at Adare Health Center. We talked to Mr. Fikadu about how the Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) project has had a positive impact on the facility’s approach to epidemic readiness. To learn more

Frontline health care workers are at the heart of our Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) program. In a new video, we talk to Tsiyon Birhanu Asena, a Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) officer at Ethiopia’s Addis Ketema Health Center, about how the ERPHC program

ERPHC in action: surge plan

ERPHC in action: priority disease list

ERPHC in action: job aids

ERPHC in action: screening safety

ERPHC in action: educational materials

What do "epidemic-ready" primary health care facilities look like? We visited Ethiopia’s Adare Health Center to see what Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) looks like in action. Learn more about our work to make PHC epidemic-ready: https://t.co/tUOZEXQX5w

Day 1 at #ICPHC2025 To kick off the conference, we heard from impressive speakers including Dr. @MekdesDaba. In a keynote speech, our president & CEO @DrTomFrieden outlined 5 steps for better primary health care (PHC). We’re looking forward to for four more days of important

Congratulations to Ethiopia on the recent launch of the second National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)! NAPHS signals Ethiopia’s commitment to preventing, detecting and responding to public health threats. The plan’s implementation will strengthen health security and

Interested in insights into challenges and solutions for introducing, monitoring and enforcing trans fat elimination policies? Join World Health Organization's webinar on October 16 to hear from country representatives from Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Thailand as they share

How does the Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) program help health centers prevent and detect outbreaks? Tekalegn Gebire, an ERPHC mentor at Ethiopia’s Adare Health Center, explains how the program has improved the facility’s infection prevention and control. He

Investment in high-quality primary health care can save millions of lives. Since 2017, we’ve worked with global, regional and country–level partners to build and bolster comprehensive health care systems from the ground up. Next week, we’re co-hosting the 2025 International

🚨 New research on making primary health care facilities epidemic-ready Primary health care facilities are at the forefront of epidemic preparedness and response, but financing gaps, competing priorities and other challenges compromise their resilience. We created the

Our president and CEO @DrTomFrieden released a new book today! Dr. Frieden’s book, The Formula for Better Health, reveals a proven framework—See, Believe, Create—to make invisible health threats visible, prove progress is possible, and create a healthier future. This simple

We joined @ResolveTSL and @pahowho at the @20_icn to host a symposium on cost-effective sodium reduction policies. Read our five takeaways for global advocates—and how GHAI is responding—in our latest blog: https://t.co/cqJnL7g6TK

Today is World Heart Day. Today, one billion hearts worldwide are working overtime because their blood pressure remains too high, putting them at risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, dementia, and early death. Treatment for high blood pressure works—it’s safe,

We recently partnered with the @NCDCgov to host a workshop about improving reporting efficiency in Nigeria. We focused on two of Nigeria’s key public health surveillance products: the Weekly Epidemiological Report and the Lassa Fever Situation Report (SITREP). Thank you to all

We are excited to be a co-sponsor of the 2025 International Conference on Primary Health Care, taking place in Addis Ababa, October 6-10. We’re hosting a number of exciting sessions at the conference—if you’re attending, we hope to see you there!