Islamabad, November 18, 2025 — Heartfile took part in the 15th International Public Health Conference titled "The Next Generation's Shield: A One Health Approach to Vaccination, Adolescent Health, and Climate Change", held at the Health Services Academy (HSA) in Islamabad. Inaugurated by the Federal Minister for Health, Mr. Mustafa Kamal,...
Islamabad, March 2025: Pakistan’s government approved a WHO-aligned standard effectively banning Industrially Produced Trans-fatty Acids (iTFAs) in all foods and fats. The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) limit of less than 2% iTFAs in ALL foods now applies nationwide. This milestone builds on incremental reforms that begun in...
Heartfile, a leading health think tank NGO, organized a dissemination event on 20th March 2024, at the Ramada Hotel in Islamabad to present the findings of their collaborative research project titled "Assessment of Transfats in Pakistan's Food Chain," conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Health. The study focused on...
19 January 2024. The TFA Technical Advocacy and Advisory Group (TAAG) meeting for the first quarter of 2024 was held at the Nutrition Division of National Institute of Health. The main aim of the meeting was to assess feedback on the Trans-fat chemical analysis report and the policy dossier proposing...
06, October 2023. The TFA Technical Advocacy and Advisory Group (TAAG) meeting for quarter 4 of the current year was successfully held at the Heartfile office. The aim of the meeting was to acknowledge the progress made in establishing a policy for industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) in Pakistan,...
25th July 2023. The 3rd Quarterly meeting of tha TFA Advisory Group was successfully held at Heartfile office and on Microsoft Teams. The main aim of the meeting was to address several crucial agenda items related to iTFA elimination advocacy and strategy. These included providing an update on the progress...
10th March 2023: We are pleased to share that the TFA Advisory Group Quarterly Review Meeting for quarter 1 of the current year was successfully held at the Heartfile office. The gathering took place on. The core committee TFA Advisory Group attended...
23rd of May 2023: We are pleased to share that the TFA Advisory Group Quarterly Review Meeting for the second quarter of the current year was successfully held at the Heartfile office. This important gathering took place on the The core committee of the...
23rd May 2023: Heartfile, a renowned research institution committed to improving healthcare systems, is pleased to announce the publication of its comprehensive cost-effectiveness analysis for the elimination of industrially produced Trans Fatty Acids from the Pakistan food chain. The study sheds light on the...
In continuation of the ITFA elimination efforts in Pakistan, Heartfile on 24th August 2022 co-hosted a meeting with the Nutrition wing of the Ministry of Health and WHO CO. The meeting was well attended by relevant stakeholders including representatives from the Provincial food authorities, PCSIR and other development partners. The participants...
5 July, 2021: Pakistan's Trans-fat Advisory Group convened at Heartfile Head Office in Islamabad at their quarterly meeting. The progress on the project was reviewed and the group deliberated over how to steer the project in future and discussed intricate technical details with further calls to Action. The changing dynamics...
3 January 2021: Heartfile published an op-ed entitled "Society: The Battle For Healthy Food. The article discusses the evolution of quality standards in general and that of food standards in particular in Pakistan. It sheds light on the key challenges and barriers to successful implementation. It also discusses the ongoing...
