Milestone 5-year report on progress to eliminate toxic trans fat released
Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President & CEO, Resolve to Save Lives 24 JUNE 2024 (NEW YORK, USA)—“At the start of 2024, 53 countries had introduced trans fat regulations, protecting nearly half of the world’s population from this toxic chemical and preventing as many as 183,000 deaths each year. The new 5-year REPLACE report released […]
RTSL welcomes Ethiopia team
Joint statements from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and Dr. Manuel Sibhatu, Country Director of RTSL Ethiopia 5 October 2023 (New York, USA)—Today, Resolve to Save Lives officially welcomed the Resolve to Save Lives Ethiopia team at an inaugural event hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “After four years […]
First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it
NEW YORK, 19 SEPTEMBER 2023—The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against this silent killer. The report shows approximately 4 out of every 5 people with hypertension are not adequately treated, but if countries […]
Sri Lanka bans trans fat
Statement from Dr. Renu Garg, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health at Resolve to Save Lives 26 May 2023 (NEW YORK, USA)—“By passing a best-practice policy banning industrially produced trans fat from its food supply, Sri Lanka joins neighbors India and Bangladesh and 51 other countries in the global World Health Organization REPLACE Initiative to […]
Nigeria builds momentum for a trans fat-free Africa
Statement from Dr. Renu Garg, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health at Resolve to Save Lives 10 May 2023 (NEW YORK, USA)—“We congratulate Nigeria on the passage of its new best practice trans fat elimination policy, which will save approximately 1,200 lives per year. As the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria has set a […]
Mexico Votes to Ban Trans Fat, Save Lives
Statement from Dr. Renu Garg, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health at Resolve to Save Lives
Egypt’s New Life-Saving Policy to Ban Trans Fat
This policy has the potential to save more than one million lives in the next 25 years.