Webinar: Protecting one billion hearts at the 78th World Health Assembly
Highlighting the importance of access to medicines to control high blood pressure and the strategies needed to do it.
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.
Turning the tide on blood pressure control in Sri Lanka
Uncovering and addressing a surprising barrier to blood pressure control with our data-driven approach
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.
Rural India Supporting Trust and Resolve to Save Lives: Supporting primary health care for cardiovascular health
We’re proud to announce a new partnership with RIST to support the Government of India to improve effective treatment of high blood pressure and diabetes
“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.
Balancing sodium reduction and iodine nutrition for heart health
Salt is often fortified with iodine, a necessary ingredient for health. But too much sodium, the main ingredient in salt, is bad for the heart. RTSL recently co-hosted a meeting on “Harmonizing Iodine Nutrition with Salt Reduction” in collaboration with Nutrition International, WHO India, and the Iodine Global Network. Discussions focused on the importance of […]
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.
Supporting consistent care with consistent communication
Staying in touch with patients through mobile text message reminders is an effective strategy for keeping patients in care, especially for patients overdue for a health visit.
New heart health project launches in India
RTSL and JHPIEGO partner with the government of Madhya Pradesh to strengthen primary health care and tackle high blood pressure and diabetes.
WHO’s HEARTS package significantly improves high blood pressure control
A new trial published in BMJ’s Heart Journal shows that the WHO-HEARTS technical package, developed and championed with support from Resolve to Save Lives, significantly improves high blood pressure treatment and control.
New study shows treating high blood pressure in primary care works better, especially for women
Our experts in India demonstrate that patient retention and adherence improve significantly when treatment for hypertension happens in community care facilities—especially for women.
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.
2024 World Hypertension League Organizational Excellence Award
The RTSL team, along with our partners, received the 2024 Organizational Excellence Award in Population Global Hypertension Control for the successful implementation of HEARTS in India.
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.
The Simple app manages more than 4 million patients—and health workers love it
In a new article for Sage Publications, Resolve to Save Lives and the DHIS2 team talk about collaborating with health care workers to design an app that doctors and nurses love to use.
Salt reduction progress and lessons learned from Thailand
In a new article for The Lancet, Resolve to Save Lives joins the Thai Low Salt Network to discuss Thailand’s nationwide salt reduction initiative.
Sri Lanka’s award winning blood pressure control program
Improving medication titration rates helped Sri Lanka increase in the number of patients with their blood pressure under control.
Simple treatment protocols control high blood pressure at scale in India
Researchers found that simple drug- and dose-specific protocols help improve blood pressure control in primary health care 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.
Salt reduction gains momentum in Thailand
Partners in Thailand advocate for a focus on salt reduction in government policies.
Beating the world’s leading killer with Simple solutions
Learn more about how data from Simple has helped Bangladesh target quality improvement interventions and improve outcomes in blood pressure control programs.
Better data, better outcomes for blood pressure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh tripled its blood pressure control rate (from 20% to nearly 60%) with support from Resolve to Save Lives.
Protecting children from excess salt in Nepal
More children in Nepal will soon have access to healthy foods with a new commitment to pass nutrition standards, including limits on sodium content, in schools and public facilities.
Việt Nam’s fight against a silent killer
Việt Nam has made against hypertension, but there is more to do, says Dr. Renu Garg.
Indonesia hosts national webinar on hypertension
Dr Paul Whelton highlighted the large gap in hypertension treatment and control in Indonesia and advocated for a simple approach to scaling up treatment.
Sri Lanka’s trans fat ban will save 50,000 lives in the next 25 years
Sri Lanka joins the REPLACE Initiative to eliminate this toxic food additive from the global food supply.
Quezon City’s healthy public food procurement policy: a model for the Philippines and beyond
Supporting public health by establishing nutrition standards (including limits on salt, sugar and trans fat) for all food suppliers to public offices.