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What is ICCIDD?
The International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
is a non-profit, non-government organization for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency and the promotion of optimal iodine nutrition worldwide.

 
Brochures
Ending Iodine Deficiency Forever: A Goal within Our Grasp
By UNICEF, World Health Organization

ALGEPA - Association pour la Lutte Contre le Goitre Endemique et les Pathologies Associees
by ALGEPA. publ. by ALGEPA in 55, bld Pereire - 75017 Paris, France,
(Translation is "Association for the Fight to Eliminate Endemic Goiter and Associated Pathologies"): En Français/in French. Brochure de 4 pages et en 2 couleurs . Table des Matieres:
Sommaire:
Editorial: Pr C.H. Thilly (O.M.S.) et Dr E.M. deMaeyer (I.C.I.D.D.) p.2
Attribution du prix ALGEPA p.4
L'Objectif de ALGEPA pour l'an 2000: L'Eradication du Goitre Endemique ("Algepa's objective for the year 2000 is to eradicate endemic goiter").

Les Troubles dus a la Carence en Iode au Cameroun en 1990-1991 - 25 questions et reponses
by D. LANTUM. publ. by Public Health Unit, University Center for Health Sciences UCHS/CUSS, University of Yaounde in Yaounde, Cameroun, Mar 1991.
(Also available in English): Bilangue en Français et en Anglais. (In English = "Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Cameroon in 1990/1 - 25 Questions and Answers").

Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Cameroon in 1990/1 - 25 Questions and Answers
by DANIEL LANTUM. publ. by Public Health Unit, University Center for Health Sciences UCHS/CUSS, University of Yaounde in Yaounde, Cameroun, Mar 1991.
(aussi disponible en Français): Bilingual in English and French. This 25-page brochure contains basic questions and answers about iodine deficiency in general and about the region in particular. (En Français=Les Troubles due a la Carence en Iode au Cameroun en 1990-1991 - 25 questions et reponses).

International Training Courses, Aug 8 - Nov 12, 1993:
by PAMM (PROGRAM AGAINST MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF HIDDEN HUNGER). publ. by Emory School of Public Health and International Agricultural Centre in Atlanta, Georgia and The Netherlands, Mar 1993.
Short (8 page) booklet describing the PAMM Country Team Training session and course structure held in 1993.

Banning Sale of Edible Non-iodised Salt: An urgent measure
by R. Prakash, S. Sundersan, R. Mohan, S. Mukherjee, S. Vir & U. Kapil. publ. by The salt department Ministry of Industry - India, February 1995.
A 34-page full color brochure. Some of the annexures are in Hindi. The table of contents is:

1. An urgent measure p.1
2. Current status of ban notification p.2-3
3. Iodized salt and the PFA Act and rules p.4
4. Enforcement of the ban p.5
5. Quality control: Salt producing centres p.6-8
6. Quality control at state level p.9-11
7. Annexure 1.IDD prevalence & status of ban notification p.12-13
8. Annexure 2.Notification reprints of ban notification issued at state levels banning sale of edible common salt issued by state government p.14.

Universalization of Access to Iodized Salt, A Mid-Decade Goal
by R. Prakash, S. Sundersan, R. Mohan, S. Mukherjee, S. Vir & U. Kapil. publ. by The salt department Ministry of Industry - India, February 1995.
A 17-page, full-color brochure with photographs, graphs, complex charts, maps and tables produced by The Salt Department Ministry of Industry with the support from UNICEF India.. Contents are:

1.The magnitude of the problem
2.The Remedy from Iodine Deficiency _
3.Salt as a suitable Medium for iodization
4.Progress in Universalization of salt
5.Major Initiatives at the government level
6.Current status of the IDD control programme
7.International events impart new dimensions
8.Administrative and legislative measures
9.Future strategies.

Luchemos Contra el Bocio y el Retraso Mental (No. 7 Publicacion Popular)
by PRONALCOBO, UNICEF-Bolivia & OPS/OMS, 1988.
(Translation is "Fight against Goiter and Mental Retardation"): En Español/In Spanish. This simple manual addresses IDD issues in Bolivia, including lack of iodine, goiter, pregnancy, prevention, iodized salt, iodized oil, Lugol, and IDD in animals.

Iodine Deficiency Disorders on the Run
A 13-page, 3.5" x 9" brochure containing the address by James P. Grant, Executive Director of UNICEF, at the Regional Meeting on Universal Salt Iodization to Eliminate IDD in the Americas. Address took place on April 9, 1994 in Quito, Ecuador. He speaks of elimination, iodization, Ecuador's experience, an agenda for action, and Bolivia's success and the challenge - universal salt iodization by 1995. Also included is the Quito Declaration on Universal Salt Iodization. {Cross-referenced as a "Speech/Address" in this database. by UNICEF. in New York, NY, 1994.}

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