Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) control in India.

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dc.contributor.authorPandav, Chandrakant S
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Kapil
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, Rahul
dc.contributor.authorPandav, Rijuta
dc.contributor.authorKarmarkar, M G
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-03T05:22:00Z
dc.date.available2013-12-03T05:22:00Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractIodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute the single largest cause of preventable brain damage worldwide. Majority of consequences of IDD are invisible and irreversible but at the same time these are preventable. In India, the entire population is prone to IDD due to deficiency of iodine in the soil of the subcontinent and consequently the food derived from it. To combat the risk of IDD, salt is fortified with iodine. However, an estimated 350 million people do not consume adequately iodized salt and, therefore, are at risk for IDD. Of the 325 districts surveyed in India so far, 263 are IDD-endemic. The current household level iodized salt coverage in India is 91 per cent with 71 per cent households consuming adequately iodized salt. The IDD control goal in India was to reduce the prevalence of IDD below 10 per cent in the entire country by 2012. What is required is a “mission approach” with greater coordination amongst all stakeholders of IDD control efforts in India. Mainstreaming of IDD control in policy making, devising State specific action plans to control IDD, strict implementation of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006, addressing inequities in iodized salt coverage (rural-urban, socio-economic), providing iodized salt in Public Distribution System, strengthening monitoring and evaluation of IDD programme and ensuring sustainability of IDD control activities are essential to achieve sustainable elimination of IDD in India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPandav Chandrakant S, Yadav Kapil, Srivastava Rahul, Pandav Rijuta, Karmarkar M G. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) control in India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2013 Sept; 138(3): 418-433.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/149521
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818611/?report=classicen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectiodine deficiency disordersen_US
dc.subjectiodized salten_US
dc.subjectNational Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programmeen_US
dc.subjectsustainable eliminationen_US
dc.titleIodine deficiency disorders (IDD) control in India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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