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Government of Odisha and Nutrition International join efforts to eradicate iodine deficiency
June 10, 2022
Nutrition International, along with the Association of the Indian Coalition for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) commissioned, a first of its kind national level survey titled “India Iodine Survey 2018-19”, across all 29 states and 7 union territories. The survey revealed that 76.3% of the population were consuming adequately iodized salt (≥ 15ppm) and the iodine nutrition status of the population, assessed by median Urinary Iodine Concentration, was found to be adequate as per the World Health Organization guidelines.