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Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme - Salt iodization - Adolescents|School age
children (SAC)|Women of reproductive age (WRA)
Programme:
Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme
Programme Data
Programme Description
The programme focusses on the promotion of iodised salt consumption to eliminate IDDs which are prevalent in Ghana. This is done
through enforcement of the Public Health Amendment law 2012 Act 851, which states that salts for human and animal cosumption must be
iodised. The programme also trains salt producers on effective ways of iodising salt.
Program type
National
References
GHS/University of Ghana. Proceedings for the National Workshop on Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Ghana. 1994
GHS/University of Ghana/UNICEF. Biological Impact Assessment Study on Salt Iodisation Programme in Ghana (Jirapa and Bongo
Sentinel Districts). 2007
GHS/UNICEF. Ghana National Strategyt II: Achieving Universal Salt Iodisation. 2009-2011.
GHS/UNICEF. Market Resewarch Study on Iodisation salt: Knowledge, Attitudes & Practices of Consumers, Traders & Producers in
Ghana. 2011.
Implementing organisations
Private Sector
Details:
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National Salt Producers Association of Ghana
Funding sources
Action data
Date de dbut
January 1996
Pays:
Ghana
Situation:
On-going
Zone:
Urban
Rural
Peri-urban
Nom de lieu:
The 10 regions of Ghana
Sujet:
Salt iodization
Compos des
micronutriments:
Groupe cible:
Canal de l'intervention:
Global database on the Implementation of
Nutrition Action (GINA)
Potassium Iodate
Adolescents
School age children (SAC)
Women of reproductive age (WRA)
Commercial
Community-based
Hospital/clinic
Kindergarten/school
Les dtails de mise en
?uvre:
Taille de la population
cible:
Niveau de couverture
(%):
Indicateur(s) d'impact:
Household iodated salt consumption coverage
Market coverage of iodated salt
Total goitre rates
Urinary and salt iodine concentrations
Systme de suivi et
d'valuation:
Etat la base:
Etat aprs l'intervention:
Rsultat rapport par les
dterminants sociaux:
A