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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.

 
IDD Milestones
GLOBAL MILESTONES IN IDD AWARENESS

1960   The World Health Organization (WHO) presents the first comprehensive review of goiter on world scale, underlining the severity of the problem. However in spite of the successful elimination of IDD in a number of industrialized countries, only very slow progress is made in developing countries during the next 15 years.

1974   The World Food Council is the first of a number of international organizations over the next decade to call for the elimination of goiter.

1983 The concept of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) is introduced with emphasis on the effects of iodine deficiency on brain function.

1985  With support from UNICEF, WHO & Australian government the ICCIDD is founded in order to bridge the gap between avail able knowledge and its application.

1987   The United Nations Sub-Committee on Nutrition establishes an IDD Working Group to receive an Annual Report of Progress.

1990   The 43rd World Health Assembly in Geneva recognizes IDD elimination as a major priority.

The UN World Summit for Children, attended by 71 Heads of State and representatives of 15 governments, adopts a plan action that includes the virtual elimination of IDD by the year 2000.

1991  Ending Hidden Hunger (A policy conference on Micronutrient Malnutrition) Montreal, Canada.

1992   The 45th World Health Assembly and the WHO-FAO International Conference on Nutrition Commitment confirmed.

1993   The National Advocacy Meeting in China organized with ICCIDD support launched the largest USI and IDD Elimination effort in the world with full endorsement of the Prime Minister in the Great Hall of the People.

2000   Salt2000 the major gathering of industrialists in the salt trade endorses USI and IDD Elimination. The Global Network on Sustained Elimination of IDD was formed comprised of: ICCIDD, WHO, UNICEF, Salt Institute, EuSalt, Kiwanis International, Micronutrient Initiative, Emory University, US CDC.

2001   The Partnership for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency founded in Paris, France.

2002   UNGASS, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children.  ICCIDD attends  in partnership with the UN University and helps to draft strongly endorsed commitment of Member States on  USI as a strategy to eliminate IDD and endorses the goal of the Global Summit.

2003    ICCIDD organized and led an international meeting of more than 20 health ministers in Beijing on the sustained elimination of IDD with reports from most Asian countries, plus Nigeria, Iran, Russia, Ecuador and Guatemala.

2005    ICCIDD attends and works with Delegations at The World Health Assembly which adopts Resolution 58.24 in May to require all Member States to report every three years on iodine nutrition status, the first ever.

2007    As an NGO in Consultative Status with the UN, ICCIDD leads the effort of the Global Network in a Special Event at UNGASS II called to review progress on children; 20 Member States attend at senior levels.

2008    Iodization of salt to eliminate IDD is seen by the Copenhagen Consensus as one of the most economical efforts in international development.

2009    ICCIDD leaders address the 9th International Salt Symposium which renewed commitments of private sector salt producers commitment to USI and IDD Elimination. ICCIDD leaders also assisted national scientific meeting of Government to confirm USI as strategy and formulate adjustments to accommodate successful progress.

2010    ICCIDD celebrates 25 years of work and creates Basil Hetzel International Award for Communications on iodine nutrition.
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