BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Universal salt iodization (USI) was implemented in all counties of China in 1995. This study was undertaken to assess the status of iodine deficiency disorders control and prevention after 10 years of implementation of USI in a severe iodine deficiency region in China. METHODS Thirty primary school were selected in Gansu province utilizing cluster sampling methodology f...

Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) may affect the child growth and development. Speech development disorders in IDD area caused by brain damage. The incidence of speech developmental disorders is still high. Stimulation to children under 3 years old may increase speech capability due to brain plasticity. The aims of this study is to determine the effect of stimulation on speech development of 1-...

OBJECTIVE Although goitre and cretinism were brought under control in Kyrgyzstan during the 1960s by centrally directed iodized salt supplies, iodine-deficiency disorders (IDD) had made a comeback when the USSR broke up in 1991. Upon independence, Kyrgyzstan started developing its own salt processing industry and by 2001 the Government enacted a law on IDD elimination, mandating universal salt ...

BACKGROUND The term iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) refers to all the effects of iodine deficiency on growth and development in human and animal populations that can be prevented by correction of the iodine deficiency. The objective of this paper was to determine the iodine nutrition status among schoolchildren in the Jazan Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), by measuring urinary iod...

s 20 ICCIDD GLOBAL NETWORK IDDNEWSLETTER VOLUME 42 NUMBER 2 MAY 2014 China: leading the way in sustained IDD elimination 2 IDD NEWSLETTER MAY 2014 CHINA Program management and implementation – past and present Since its inception, China’s salt iodization program has been one of the most successful in the world (Box 1). The national standards for the production, wholesale, and inspection of salt...

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INTRODUCTION Iodine is an essential micronutrient. A daily consumption of 100-150 micrograms of iodine is recommended for normal human growth and development. RATIONALE Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) can be easily prevented. Simplest, most effective and inexpensive preventive method is consumption of iodated salt. OBJECTIVES To find out the prevalence of Goitre among school children in C...

Dear Madam, Iodine a mineral element is an important requirement of body for producing thyroid hormone responsible for many important functions of the body. Iodine deficiency can occur due to evaporation from sea or deforestation and degradation of environment all ultimately leading to depletion of iodine in edible materials. Iodine deficiency diseases (IDD) are a group of diseases which can va...

Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute the single most important preventable cause of mental handicap at global level. Recognizing the importance of coordination and synergy of the activities of wide range of universal salt iodisation (USI) stakeholders, WHO/ Unicef/ ICCIDD has prescribed a national multi-sectoral coalition as one of the ten indicators essential for attaining sustainable ...

development in the effort to control 1,2 micronutrient deficiencies . Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are the major micronutrient deficiencies of public 2,3 health importance in India . Salt is a universal vehicle for the fortification of iodine / iron as it is consumed at approximately the same levels throughout the year by all normal populations, with very ...