Publications

IDD Newsletter

International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency

IDD Newsletter - May 2007

Includes: Correcting iodine deficiency improves growth in children; Iodized salt offers a glimmer
of hope for Darfur refugees; An IDD advocacy mission to Haiti; The 2007 World Health Assembly strengthens call for mandatory reporting of iodine nutrition by Member States; Elimination of iodine deficiency in the Republic of Georgia; The 1932 International Conference on Endemic Goiter and Cretinism; Volunteering in Ghana: a new ICCIDD Member’s perspective; Supporting small scale salt producers is essential for achieving USI; Nigeria given award for its USI program at the Micronutrient
Forum Meeting in Istanbul

IDD Newsletter - February 2006

Includes: Iodine supplementation improves cognition in Albanian children; Successful control of iodine deficiency in Nigeria; Iodized salt consumption patterns in Europe: a perspective from the salt industry; Current global iodine status and progress over the last decade towards the elimination of iodine deficiency from the World Health Organization;, Lao PDR is aiming to eliminate IDD; The UNICEF State of the World’s Children 2006.