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  Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
June 2010

Canada led the way in mobilizing support among G8 and non-G8 leaders, key donors and private foundations for this initiative to reduce the mortality rates of mothers and their children. Read the communiqué (PDF).



Technical Task Force - Elimination of Iodine Deficiency: Reviewing Lessons Learned and State-of-the-Art Knowledge
June 2010

The IDD Technical Task Force was formed under the umbrella of the Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency in April 2010 to examine new and emerging knowledge and experiences that have implications for the way IDD elimination programs are designed, implemented and monitored. Read more about it (PDF).



IDD Newsletter
May 2010

The latest issue of the IDD newsletter features an article on the “Progress against IDD in Europe”, the “Current Status of Iodine Nutrition in Iraq” and more. Read the full edition of the May Newsletter (PDF).



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.
 
     
   
  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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