International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders

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.

Americas

With a few tragic exceptions, the Americas have recorded relative success in combatting IDD. You may want to check out: Eduardo Pretel & Geraldo Medeiros-Neto "The Past, Present and Future Status of Iodine Nutrition in Latin America," Central America Strives for Universal Salt Iodization, and Angela M. Leung and Elizabeth N. Pearce, "Iodine nutrition in North America."

In 2009, the government of Brazil, at the strong encouragement of ICCIDD consultant Herculano Araujo, granted permission for ICCIDD to publish key documents to advance the campaign against IDD. Since they are published in Portuguese, they are a tremendous resource to Lusophone countries around the world. They include: