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For the short term, till the time iodised salt is universally available, the newly launched social protection Ehsaas Programme could more explicitly include tackling iodine deficiency as part of its planned nutritional interventions.

Alamgir Mandokhail on the occasion said that thee seminar was aimed at raising awareness and sensitizing the people about the importance of iodised salt.

He said he had got tested the salt being sold in small shops at Ashrogai Maidan, Shin Ghar and other hilly areas and found that the salt was not iodised. He said the people were willing to consume iodised salt as they knew its importance but the suppliers were not supplying iodised salt as it cost them extra.

Panaji, (Goa) [India] Apr 10 ( ANI ): The 1500 years old salt farming of rock salts in Goa is dwindling away as iodised versions of it are ruling the roost.

Nayar, "Study of some factors influencing losses of iodine from iodised salt," Indian Journal of Maternal and Child Health, vol.

He said that iodised salt was the easiest way to make up shortage of iodine.

The recommended WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD criteria for assessing progress towards sustainable elimination of ID in a target population is that over 90% of households should have access to adequately iodised salt; less than 50% of school-age children should have UIC below 100 [micro]g/L and less than 20% of school-age children should have UIC below 50[micro]g/L [14-16].

The Moores visited a primary school in Bhamoria district in Rajasthan which has had a comprehensive awareness-raising programme on iodised salt.

AS KASHMIR moves from rock salt of Pakistan to iodised salt, there is a remarkable reduction in iodine deficiency among schoolchildren of the Valley.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The first-ever iodised salt factory started production in the industrial park in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the governor's office said.

Dr Mahmoud Fikri, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Policies at the Ministry of Health, said the ministry was in talks with other authorities to put in place a legislation to use and market iodised salt only.

We tend to get our biggest dose of iodine from table salt, but among 88 randomised samples of common iodised salt brands, 47 didn't contain the FDA's recommended iodine

Major activities of NIDDCP are IDD surveys, supply of iodised salt, re-surveys every five years, monitoring iodised salt consumption, laboratory monitoring of iodized salt, urinary iodine concentration and education.

This is due in part to incomplete nutrient databases, varying and inconsistent practices by food manufacturers to use iodised salt and discretionary use of iodised table salt that is often not captured by dietary records (Thomson, 2004).