9 million lives saved and counting
Resolve to Save Lives’ partnerships for heart health between 2018 and 2023 will result in 9 million fewer deaths worldwide. Here’s how we supported countries to make rapid progress, and how we measured our impact.
Pakistan protects more than 240 million people by eliminating harmful trans fat
Pakistan and its 240 million inhabitants join the global movement toward a trans fat-free world.
Resolve to Save Lives at EPI | Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025
High blood pressure too often goes unnoticed. Watch the American Heart Association’s interview with Dr. Renu Garg as she details how Resolve to Save Lives works to control this silent killer with universal screening and other scalable strategies.
Stakeholders gather to protect Indonesians against artificial trans fat and high salt foods
Indonesia gears up to build a comprehensive food policy that eliminates harmful trans fat and reduces excess sodium to reduce a high burden of high blood pressure.
Trans fat elimination: Maximizing lives saved through policy implementation and enforcement
Once a best-practice trans fat elimination policy is passed and adopted, it must be implemented and enforced. This advocacy document developed by Resolve to Save Lives serves as a guide for the monitoring and enforcement of best practice policies that eliminate industrially produced trans fat from a country’s food supply.
Developing and implementing a trans fat elimination policy: A 7-step guide for policymakers
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives with practical steps for countries to develop and implement best practice trans fat elimination policies
Training lab techs to keep toxic trans fat out of Nigeria’s food
To effectively ban trans fat and enforce compliance, lab tachs need training on simple protocols.
For WSJ, our President and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden talks nutrition in the U.S. and beyond
What should the new U.S. administration do to change American diets for the better?
Colombia protects 52 million people from toxic trans fat
Colombia passes a new policy to protect its people from toxic trans fat, joining global effort for elimination by 2025.
RTSL trans fat experts speak out
Trans fat elimination webinar features experts from Resolve to Save Lives and outlines steps to remove this harmful food additive.
“India cannot afford to ignore the dangers posed by trans fats”
Dr. Indu Bhushan calls for strict enforcement of trans fat regulations to save an estimated 70,000 deaths per year in India.
Resolve to Save Lives at CARDIOBASE 2024
The RTSL India team discussed ‘Unhealthy Diets and Cardiovascular Disease’ at CARDIOBASE 2024, emphasizing the importance of salt reduction, trans fat elimination, and healthier oil adoption.
New policies in Nigeria will help save lives from heart disease
In partnership with Resolve to Save Lives, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare unveiled a bold new strategy.
REPLACE Initiative’s role in ending trans fat
Since the formation of the global partnership and launch of REPLACE, 43 countries have taken action against the harms of trans fat.
7.5 million lives saved and counting
Resolve to Save Lives’ partnerships for heart health between 2018 and 2023 will result in 7.5 million fewer deaths worldwide. Here’s how we supported countries to make rapid progress, and how we measured our impact.
Drs. Tom Frieden and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on global progress eliminating trans fat
In BMJ and Al Jazeera: The world has made encouraging progress to eliminate trans fat, but more than 4 billion people remain at risk.
Addressing Unhealthy Diets in India
Learn more about Resolve to Save Lives’ comprehensive, cost-effective interventions to promote healthier diets and save lives in India.
WHO’s 5-year milestone report on global trans fat elimination
By 2023, best-practice policies were in effect in 53 countries, covering 3.7 billion people or 46% of the world’s population, as compared to 6% just 5 years prior.
Countdown to 2023: 5-year progress report on global trans fat elimination
New World Health Organization progress report, supported by RTSL. Since initial call to action in 2018 for all countries to eliminate toxic trans fat and protect their people from this risk factor for heart attack and strokes, 43 more countries have banned trans fat protecting an additional 2.8 billion people, or 46% of the world—as […]
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 […]
Indonesia can improve health by eliminating harmful trans fat
In the Jakarta Post, Dr. Renu Garg and N. Paranietharan discuss the importance of protecting people in Indonesia, which risks becoming a dumping ground for trans fat-rich food products banned by other countries in the region.
Introducing Resolve to Save Lives: India
Our experts in New Delhi look forward to continued progress in blood pressure control, trans fat elimination and sodium reduction.
Regulate Trans Fat, Even if Burden is Low
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives making the case for trans fat regulation in low-burden settings
Nepal bans trans fat
STATEMENT FROM DR. RENU GARG, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AT RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES 16 February 2024 (NEW YORK, USA)—“Congratulations to Nepal for issuing legislation that limits the amount of trans fat in food, which will save 2,200 lives each year. The new legislation, adopted with support from the World Health Organization’s South-East […]
Nepal bans trans fat
Congratulations to Nepal, whose work brings the world one step closer to achieving global trans fat elimination.
Celebrating the progress and partnerships that defined 2023
RTSL’s 2023: Year in Review is our first-ever digital annual report, looking back at a remarkable year of saving lives and making the world safer from epidemics.
Trans fat elimination communications toolkit
Toolkit for communications and advocacy activities to accelerate the adoption of trans fat elimination policies, including social media resources and customizable templates
WHO celebrates progress against toxic trans fat with validation program
Congratulations to Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for their groundbreaking work helping to rid the world of this invisible killer.
WHO fact sheet: trans fat
Key facts on trans fat and WHO’s response
Eliminating artificial trans-fat in Africa could save 250,000 lives over the next 25 years
Resolve to Save Lives works with Africa CDC to support African countries to eliminate trans fat and save lives.