SOS for a Billion
Published on 1. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
490 pages
978-0-19-564002-1 (ISBN)
Description
Iodine deficiency has been identified as a major, and the most common preventable cause of mental defect in today's world. This book talks about the need for a co-ordinated global strategy to tackle this menace in the affected countries and also charts the success of this programme through key agencies like UNICEF, WHO, etc.
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SOS for a Billion - the nature and magnitude of iodine deficiency disorder; Recent progress in the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders; The conquest of iodine deficiency through a global partnership of people, governments, international agencies, the salt industry and Kiwanis International; Measurement of iodine deficiency disorders; The iodization of salt for the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders; The use of iodized oil and other alternatives for the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders; The economic beenefits of the elimination of IDD; The process of communicating the message; Planning and managing national programmes for the elimination of iodine deifiency disorders in Asia, Latin America, Africa; Role of international agencies - UNICEF, WHO; The role of Kiwanis International; Iodine deficiency disorders in Europe, Latin Amerca, Southeast Asia; IDD in Africa; IDD in the Middle East; IDD in China; Monitoring and verification of the progress towards the elimination of IDD by the year 2000