The evolution, progress, and future direction of Nepal's universal salt iodization program

Autor: Sanjay Rijal, Robin Houston, Kedar Raj Parajuli, Stanley Chitekwe, Jonathan Gorstein, Macha Maharjan, Naveen Paudyal, Chandrakant S Pandav
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Program review
Economic growth
RC620-627
Population
India
Nutritional Status
Legislation
Supplement Articles
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nepal
Surveys and Questionnaires
salt iodization
Salt iodization
Nutrition in Nepal: Three Decades of Progress for Children and Women
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Sodium Chloride
Dietary
education
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
Iodine intake
education.field_of_study
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecology and obstetrics
Micronutrient
medicine.disease
Iodine deficiency
Iodised salt
micronutrients
Pediatrics
Perinatology and Child Health
RG1-991
Supplement Article
business
Iodine
Zdroj: Maternal and Child Nutrition, Vol 18, Iss S1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Maternal & Child Nutrition
ISSN: 1740-8695
1740-8709
Popis: Nepal is located in what was once known as the Himalayan Goitre Belt and once had one of the highest prevalence's of iodine deficiency disorders in the world. However, through a well‐executed universal salt iodization program implemented over the past 25 years, it has achieved optimal iodine intake for its population, effectively eliminating the adverse consequences of iodine deficiency disorders. A comprehensive review of policy and legislation, surveys, and program reports was undertaken to examine the key elements contributing to the success of this program. The paper reviews the origins and maturation of salt iodization in Nepal, as well as trends in the coverage of iodized salt, the iodine content in salt, and population iodine status over the past two decades. The paper describes critical components of the program including advocacy efforts, trade issues with India, the role of the Salt Trading Corporation, monitoring, and periodic program reviews. The paper discusses the recent findings from the 2016 national micronutrient survey demonstrating the success of the salt iodization program and describes emerging challenges facing the program in the future.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje