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Current Iodine Deficiency Disorder Situation
Population
Population: 10.4 million
Population growth rate: 2.15% per year
Population < 15 years: 43 %
Birth rate: 46.5 per 1000
Life expectancy at birth: 38.6 years
Infant mortality: 193.7 per 1000
Prevalence of Goiter/ UIE
Median urinary iodine: not available. A 1971 survey reported a 25% goiter prevalence. A 1994 survey reported 67%; details not available. Six provinces considered endemic: Huambo, Bie, Moxico, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Kuando Kubango.
No data on UI.
Iodized salt Coverage
Household iodized salt use: 10%
Salt Situation Analysis Production
About 90,000 tons are produced per year, 85% in Benguela, Namibe, and Luanda , all on the coast. Schedule for introduction of salt iodization units: first iodization unit installed in 1995; others scheduled were 1 in Benguela; 1996, 6 in Benguela, 1 in Luanda ; 1997, 6 in Namibe, plus a salt washing machine; 1998, 1 in Bengo Zaire , Kuanza Sul. Follow-up information not available. A 1972 decree stated that only iodized salt for human consumption could be commercialized in endemic areas and sold at a price comparable to non-iodized salt. Unfortunately, this rule was not enforced.
Little to no salt is imported.
Consumption
- Estimated daily per capita salt consumption: No Data Available
- Estimated % of all salt consumed by people which is adequately iodized (household level): 10%
Iodine Procurement and Utilization
KIO3, No Data Available on concentration
Universal Salt Iodization Program
Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Activities
Legislation
- Legislation: Yes
- Legislation for Animals: Yes
Year Enacted: March 1996, to be effective by end of 1996
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
National Committee on IDD Control, planned monitoring for salt and urine; no recent information.
Other Interventions None
Key Lessons Learned
Challenges and Constraints
Constraints are lack of funds, awareness, and technical training; insufficient trade and transport network, and civil strife.
Future Plans for Sustained IDD Elimination
Sources:
IDD NL 17(2):26, 2001
IDD NL 16(2)::25, 2000
Harare Conference (4/96), country report, summarized in IDD NL 13(2):19 (1997) |
