Events

February, 2008
SCN News 35 on Universal Salt Iodization (USI)

SECRETARY’S ROUND-UP >

FOREWORD >

Guest Editorial
Venkatesh Mannar, Micronutrient Initiative
Global progress in addressing iodine deficiency through USI:
The makings of a global public health success story >

Basil Hetzel
The first decade (1985-1995) >

Kul C. Gautam -
The second decade (1995-2007)
Achieving and Sustaining USI >

David P. Haxton
Advocacy planning to sustain successful elimination of iodine deficiency >

Justus de Jong
Achieving and sustaining USI trough teamwork:
intersector partnerships and role of salt industry >

Robert Parker
Successful voluntary action to catalyze a global health public
endeavour. The Kiwanis International experience >

Zupei Chen, Zhihua Dong and Jiahua Lin
Effective programme development and management. Lessons learned from USI in China >

Jack C. Ling
Getting the message across to change policy, attitude and behaviour >

Dora N. Akunyili
Doing it well through regulation and enforcement. Lessons learned from USI in Nigeria >

Kevin M. Sullivan, Parminder S. Suchdev
and Laurence Grummer-Strawn
Doing it well through quality assurance, monitoring and impact evaluation >

Tina van den Briel, Mohamed Mansour, Luc Laviolette and Rizwan Yusufali
Operational considerations and challenges of involving small (er) salt processors: Experiences of the UN World Food Programme and the Micronutrient Initiative >

Comments from the SCN News USI peer review team >

PROGRAMME NEWS >