Pakistan's "national coalition" and UNICEF to partner on USI |
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TheNetwork for Consumer Protection and UNICEF have announced a joint campaign to promote universal salt iodization in Pakistan according to arabianbusiness.com. The joint announcement emphasized the need for close cooperation between government, salt producers, consumers, development partners and civil society to address the public health challenge of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDDs).
The article reminds that "Pakistan is rated amongst the countries, where iodine deficiency is a serious public health problem. According to a recent research published in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences around 50 million people are suffering from iodine deficiency, 6.5 million of whom are facing severe type of deficiency."
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