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World Salt Symposium 2009
September 2009
The 9th World Salt Symposium took place in Beijing, China on Sept. 4-6, 2009. Organized by China National Salt Industry Corporation (a member of the Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency), the Symposium hosted approximately 1200 participants from over 50 countries. Sixteen papers on IDD were presented during the Technical Program of the Symposium and were published in the Symposium proceedings. The Network gratefully acknowledges the China National Salt Industry Corporation granting us permission to share the papers.
View the papers
Kenya Gazettes change in iodine levels
October 2009
The long awaited gazette notice regarding the amendment of the iodine level in salt in Kenya was issued. Read about specifics of this standard change.
IDD Newsletter
November 2009
The latest issues of the ICCIDD published IDD Newsletter features articles on Iodine and cognition, Tracking IDD elimination in Thailand, Focus on IDD at the 9th World Salt Symposium and more. Read the November edition of the IDD Newsletter.
NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof
January 2010
On the first Sunday of 2010, Nicholas Kristof writes that his column is “about how we can keep children healthier — actually, everybody healthier — by paying attention to micronutrients!” Read more...
Global Scorecard 2010
January 2010
Every year the Network producers a Global Scorecard to track progress on the elimination of iodine deficiency. The Scorecard tracks coverage of the use of iodized salt at household level as well as reported iodine population status. View the Global Scorecard.
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The Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency
pledges full collaboration to accelerate the progress in every country toward universal salt iodization where needed, and to ensure that adequate iodine nutrition will be sustained.
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