Russia

IGN REGION: Eastern Europe & Central Asia

COUNTRY POPULATION: 143,964,709 (2018)

MUIC* (µg/L): 88 (2008, 2010, 2012) Sub-national, SAC

POPULATION IODINE INTAKE: Mild deficiency

MUIC IN OTHER POPULATIONS (µg/L): 100 (2012, 2013-15) Sub-national, PW

HHIS* (UNICEF 2017): -

* MUIC, median urinary iodine concentration
* HHIS, percentage of households consuming iodized salt (>0 ppm) among all tested households
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women

NEWS

17. January 2018

Fortifying salt with iodine – a simple measure to prevent intellectual disability

Russian bloggers, media representatives and policy-makers gathered at a WHO event in Moscow to hear...

04. July 2017

Russia prepares to review food legislation to improve iodine intakes

Following a successful nationwide public health campaign, iodine nutrition in Russia has been on the ...

12. April 2016

Russia: Iodine deficiency prevention implemented in Almetyevsk kindergartens

The Almetyevsk (a region in the central Russian republic of Tatarstan) budget has allocated more than ...

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