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IODINE NEWS

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10. July 2020

Benefit and risk assessment of iodization of household salt and salt used in bread and bakery products

Opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food...

30. June 2020

IGN stands in solidarity with recent efforts to address the longstanding structural racial inequity we have in the USA and abroad.

IGN is an apolitical organization focused on eliminating iodine deficiency and thus ensuring that all children can achieve...

11. June 2020

Estimating the Health and Economic Benefits of Universal Salt Iodization Programs to correct Iodine Deficiency Disorders

There has been tremendous progress over the past twenty-five years to control iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) through...

10. June 2020

Household Coverage with Adequately Iodized Salt and Iodine Status of Nonpregnant and Pregnant Women in Uzbekistan

Globally, iodine deficiency has been drastically reduced since the introduction of salt iodization programs; nonetheless,...

09. June 2020

Evaluation of Iodine Nutritional Status Among Pregnant Women in China

Remarkable achievements have been made for over two decades by implementing a universal salt iodization policy in China....

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IODINE BLOG

Latest Blog Posts

05. May 2020
IGN around the world - meet our team: Izzeldin Hussein, Middle East and North Africa
May 2020 Dr. Izzeldin Sharief Hussein, Regional Coordinator in the Middle East and...
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04. May 2020
Inter-agency collaboration to remind all that fortification is a critical weapon in the fight against COVID-19 and long-term development of countries
May 2020 By Karen Codling During this unprecedented COVID 19 crisis, ...
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03. May 2020
Papua New Guinea – working toward the elimination of iodine deficiency in one of the world’s most culturally diverse and rural populations.
How to improve iodine intakes in communities that don’t have salt. May ...
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02. May 2020
Establishing salt iodization in Kenya: personal reminiscences of Mr. Wilfred Kimiri
May 2020 Mr. Wilfred K.M. Kimiri has been a champion for salt iodization in Kenya ...
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01. May 2020
Webinar series - UNICEF Guidance on the Monitoring of Salt Iodization Programmes and Determination of Population Iodine Status
May 2020 Beginning in November 2019, IGN has hosted seven webinars on the...
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04. March 2020
Nepal - reviewing the Salt Iodization Standard
March 2020 Located in the Himalayan Mountain range, where iodine deficiency has long...
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QUICK LINKS

Estimating the Impact of USI Programs on Clinical IDD

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Annual Report

IGN 2019 Annual Report

New IGN leaflet

Leaflet "About the Iodine Global Network"

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

New National Surveys in India

Two new national surveys in India confirm achievement of optimal iodine nutrition in all age groups.
National Nutrition Survey 2016-18
India Iodine Survey Factsheet 2018-19

The IDD Newsletter

The IDD Newsletter is published quarterly by the Iodine Global Network

Resources

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

Global iodine status

GFDx: Global Fortification Data ExchangeAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster
GFDx en EspañolAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster
Global Scorecard 2020
Global Map 2020

Guidance on the Monitoring of Salt Iodization Programmes and Determination of Population Iodine Status

Webinar recordings in English, French, Russian and Spanish