Gambian women are iodine sufficient despite low use of iodized salt
May 2019
IDD Newsletter
In this issue:
- Women in The Gambia are iodine sufficient
- 86% of the global population is using iodized salt: a progress report on IDD elimination submitted to the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA)
- Global Scorecard: 30 years of iodine status monitoring
- LATS statement: monitoring of optimal iodization levels in Latin America
- Thyroglobulin can be used to determine iodine status in weaning infants
- Integrating salt reduction and salt iodization in Oman
- Indigenous adults in northern Australia are mildly iodine deficient
Meetings & Announcements:
- International Thyroid Awareness Week (ITAW) in the Philippines
- National Workshop in Bogotá, Colombia
- 17th LATS Congress, Buenos Aires
- IGN satellite event at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the ETA
- DFS Consultation Workshop 4–5 April 2019, Seattle, WA
Download the May 2019 IDD Newsletter