Prevention and control of iodine deficiency in the WHO European Region
August 2024
IDD Newsletter
In this issue:
- A major report by WHO and IGN highlights a persistent, potentially costly, and likely re-emerging problem of iodine deficiency in Europe
- A study on the impact of iodine fortification strategy on intellectual development of children in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
- Tracking Armenia’s USI program using a sentinel site methodology
- Using regulatory inspection data for monitoring a national salt iodization program
- Celebrating the centennial of a major US public health triumph
- The contribution of industrially processed foods to salt and iodine intake in adults in Tajikistan
- Knowledge of the importance of iodine for the health of children
- A profile of IGN’s National Coordinators
- Updates from IGN and our partners
