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Voice of America: REPLACE, a new global health plan is being rolled out by the World Health Organization, along with a health initiative called Resolve to Save Lives. The goal is to prevent half a million people a year from dying of heart disease.

Associated Press: The World Health Organization is calling on all nations to rid foods of artificial trans fats in the next five years.

Business Insider : Many countries have already banned trans fats, but food producers in Africa and South Asia still use these dangerous products.

Global Health Now: All too often—up to 40% of the time—a birth certificate is never provided. And it isn’t just about having the piece of paper; governments need data to make a host of decisions about health.

LA Times: In an effort to save half a million lives each year, the World Health Organization urged developing nations to follow the lead of affluent countries and eliminate man-made trans fatty acids from their food supplies.

Deccan Herald: Ending tuberculosis (TB) in India is a real possibility, but it will require a combined effort between national and state governments, and communities.

The Guardian : London Mayor Sadiq Khan targets goods high in salt, fat and sugar to address the ‘timebomb’ of child obesity.

Financial Times: Tom Frieden, discusses his plans for saving 100 million lives by fighting cardiovascular disease in developing countries and strengthening defenses against pandemics.

Devex: Kathmandu Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya has an ambition: To achieve an 85 percent compliance rate with smoking bans at work and in public spaces within the year, and eventually, make the city smoke free.