Sodium reduction policies could save 7 million lives by 2030
The World Health Organization’s first-ever Global Report on Sodium Intake Reduction shows that the world is off-track on its target of reducing global sodium intake by 30% by 2025. Developed with support from RTSL’s nutrition team, the report includes strategies and case studies to help countries make concrete progress on sodium reduction. Read the full […]
Massive efforts needed to reduce salt intake and protect lives
“Countries must work urgently to implement ambitious, mandatory, government-led sodium reduction policies to meet the global target of reducing salt consumption by 2025,” said Dr Tom Frieden.
Resolve to Save Lives Announces Precious Matsoso Appointed to Board of Directors
“I am honored to join Resolve to Save Lives as a new Board Director at this pivotal moment in the trajectory of the organization,” said Matsoso.
Resolve to Save Lives Announces Dr. Iruka Okeke to Join Its Nigeria Board of Directors
“I’m excited to contribute to an organization that has made such an impact in African countries and communities,” said Dr. Okeke.
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.
Five billion people unprotected from trans fat, leading to heart disease and deaths
The latest progress report on the World Health Organization’s REPLACE initiative to eliminate trans fat found that 43 countries have now implemented best-practice policies for tackling trans fat in food, with 2.8 billion people protected globally—a nearly six-fold increase in population coverage since WHO launched REPLACE in 2018. Despite this progress, this still leaves 5 […]
Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease
GENEVA, 23 January 2023 — Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Since WHO first called for the global elimination of industrially produced trans fat in 2018 — with an elimination target […]
New Global Nutrition Database for Packaged Foods
Our new Global Nutrition Database for Packaged Foods makes data on sodium, sugar and saturated fat content in packaged foods from around the world available in one central location. The database – which currently hosts packaged food nutrient data for 25 countries – allows policymakers, advocates, and nutrition experts to compare average nutrient content for […]
Implementing and Enforcing Trans Fat Elimination Policies
We released a series of case studies documenting experiences from around the world with the implementation and enforcement of trans fat regulations. Enforcement and monitoring of trans fats in foods can be done in a variety of contexts; all countries can adopt and enforce these standards. At the World Health Summit, our president and CEO […]
Celebrating Epidemics that Didn’t Happen
Our latest “Epidemics that Didn’t Happen” report celebrates successful outbreak responses from around the world that demonstrate the returns of investing in preparedness and response systems. These examples—from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Indonesia, India and Tanzania—are a testament to the power of preparedness and a roadmap for future success in preventing […]
An “80-80-80” target for global blood pressure control
A new study, published in Nature Medicine, explored the potential of an “80-80-80” target for hypertension control—that is, if 80% of people were tested for hypertension, 80% of those with hypertension received treatment and 80% of those on treatment achieved blood pressure control. It found that meeting the 80-80-80 target globally could save between 76 […]
Sharing 7-1-7: A global metric for early detection & response
In recent weeks, the Prevent Epidemics team has made the case for the 7-1-7 metric for early detection of and response to disease threats to stakeholders around the world. In Liberia, our team presented data on six outbreaks as part of a workshop on the metric for public health officials working at both the national […]
Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness at the Country Level
In partnership with public health institutions in eight African countries, Resolve to Save Lives released an issue brief outlining five proven approaches for national governments to significantly improve epidemic detection and containment in their communities. The model is based on joint efforts among African nations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases […]
Under Pressure: Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure in low- and middle- income countries
We released a new report, developed in collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, that identifies barriers to affordable blood pressure medication in LMICs and underscores the need for a transformation of the global blood pressure medicines market to make life-saving medicines more affordable and available.
Video – There’s a silent killer in your food
Artificial trans fats have no known health benefits and cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the NCD Alliance to produce a video on the dangers of trans fats and what we need to do to eliminate them from the global food supply.
New Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health Announced
Dr. Renu Garg has joined Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) as Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health. Dr. Garg previously served as the World Health Organization Representative for Thailand and brings to RTSL more than three decades of experience implementing large-scale public health programs in low- and middle-income countries.
Health Care Worker Profiles Spotlight the Human Impact of Strengthening Infection Prevention and Control
As the International Year of Health and Care Workers comes to a close, our team spotlights on-the-ground challenges and successes in promoting infection prevention and control through a series of health care worker profiles. The health care workers featured are from Last Mile Health and Jhpiego, two of our implementing partners for an emergency response […]
Over 1.4 Billion People Now Covered by Best Practice Trans Fat Elimination Policies
The third annual progress report for the REPLACE initiative highlights global progress toward eliminating artificial trans fat. Read the report here.
Six steps for scaling up national hypertension programs
We published our step-by-step guide with resources and tools to help program managers scale up national hypertension programs in the Journal of Human Hypertension. Read the manuscript here.
Removing barriers to vaccinating the world against COVID-19
The latest in-depth science review from our Prevent Epidemics team debunks the myth that the world is facing an imminent glut of vaccines and discusses barriers to global vaccination, including supply and equity. We have repeatedly squandered opportunities to better address supply shortages through technology transfer and the creation of additional production hubs.
#BeatThePressure campaign launches to improve hypertension control around the world
The LINKS community launched the #BeatThePressure campaign to promote the adoption of the new WHO hypertension guideline, including strategies such as task sharing and affordable medications.
Low sodium salt could save millions of lives
Our president and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden called for governments around the world to make low-sodium salts more accessible, citing a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that highlights the potential of low-sodium salts to prevent heart attack and stroke and save lives.
Celebrating World Heart Day 2021
We joined the World Heart Federation in recognizing World Heart Day by highlighting evidence-based strategies to improve hypertension around the world. Our six-step guide outlines strategies such as simple protocols and patient-centered care, needed for creating successful hypertension programs in diverse country contexts.
LINKS Community launches Public Funds for Healthy Foods Campaign
The LINKS Community kicked off a “Public Funds for Healthy Foods” campaign to encourage advocacy for health public food procurement policies that include limits on sodium and trans fats. Read more on what you can do to promote healthy public food procurement policies in your community.
WHO releases new, lifesaving hypertension guideline
Our President and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden released a statement encouraging countries to demonstrate their commitment to ending preventable deaths from high blood pressure by adopting and implementing WHO’s new “ Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults ”.
Grants awarded to three organizations championing trans fat elimination advocacy
Resolve to Save Lives awarded grants to Advocacy Center ‘LIFE’, Nepal Heart Foundation, and Village Health Action for trans fat elimination advocacy projects in Ukraine, Nepal and Burundi. The new grantees will support life-saving policies by collaborating with ministries of health, offering technical guidance, and leading public awareness campaigns.
The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on the Public Health Workforce
The latest in-depth science review from our Prevent Epidemics team discusses the hidden toll the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on the mental health of public health workers across the world. It also identifies strategies to prevent or reduce these harms—both on the public health workforce and on health care workers.
7-1-7: an organizing principle, target, and accountability metric to make the world safer from pandemics
In a new publication in The Lancet, our team has outlined a novel global 7-1-7 target: identify the outbreak within 7 days of emergence, report to public health officials within 1 day, and effectively respond within 7. We are at a now-or-never moment to improve global readiness against the next disease threat.
Third round of LINKS grants awarded to 9 winners
We announced nine recipients of LINKS third round of grant funding. Over $1.1 million was awarded to projects in eight countries that will expand care for high blood pressure and support trans fat elimination and sodium reduction policies.