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Stories from the frontline of our work araound the world to eliminate iodine deficiency and achive optimal iodine nutrition.
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28. April 2022
Progress is precious and can be fragile - let's unite for it, and protect it
April 2022 300 meters below the surface in the salt mine in Donetsk, Ukraine The ...
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25. March 2022
The importance of iodine nutrition
March 2022 Here’s something about iodine nutrition we hoped we would never ...
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16. June 2021

Bangladesh parliament passes new legislation on salt iodization

Under the proposed law, a 14-member national salt committee - with the ...


Global iodine status

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Resources

Resources page for national stakeholders and managers of IDD elimination and salt iodization programs.

Journal of Nutrition editorial on double-fortified salt

The current issue of the journal features a report on approaches to assess the benefit to cost ratio of reducing iron deficiency anemia in India through salt fortified with both iodine and iron.
Read IGN Executive Director Werner Schultink’s editorial on the report

Program guidance

Program guidance on the use of iodized salt in industrially processed foods

Spotlight

The Power of Vitamins and Minerals to Unlock Human Potential was a very successful side event of the Nutrition for Growth Summit. In case you missed it, you can view it hereAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster.
For information on how to join the Call to Action mentioned in the meeting, click here.
Estimating the Impact of USI Programs on Clinical IDD
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Push to increase the supply and availability of iodized salt in the UK. A joint initiative of British Salt, British Thyroid Foundation, UK Iodine Group and the Iodine Global Network.
www.iodisedsalt.co.uk
Guidance on the Monitoring of Salt Iodization Programmes and Determination of Population Iodine Status.
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