Hosted by LINKS, the NCD Alliance presented a webinar on 21 March to discuss the role of civil society organisations in the elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids, with a focus on Mexico and Argentina. 

Experts presented on the TFA elimination policies of Argentina, Canada and Denmark in a roundtable held by NCDA and Resolve to Save Lives (an initiative of Vital Strategies) this week in Geneva. 

NCDA has teamed up with Resolve to Save Lives in support of the WHO's REPLACE action package, a guide to the elimination of industrially-produced trans fat.

Trans-fats, a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases & other NCDs, contributing to an estimated half a million deaths every year, the target of new WHO action package, REPLACE.