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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Iodine Deficiency Disorders and Salt Iodization Programme in Turkey 10.6 MB (Power Point)
UNICEF, 2002
TURKISH STUDY TOUR TO BULGARIA
14-16 March 2005
Canan Sargın (UNICEF Turkey) April 2005
Turkey study tour to Bulgarıa
14-17 March 2005
ADVOCACY
Damage Assessment Report on Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency in Turkey
Leadership Briefing, 2004
IDD and Salt Iodization in Turkey
International Meeting for the Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, Beijing, MoH, 2003
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COMMUNICATION
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LEGISLATION
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SALT PRODUCTION
Questionnaire For Salt Situation Analysis (SSA)
As used in Turkey: For countries which have domestic production of salt, information should be gathered from the major salt producers.
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MONITORING
DHS Survey (Excel)
UNICEF,
2003
Iodized Salt Usage in Turkey
Middle East Technical University Department of Sociology, April 2002
Urinary Iodine Survey in Children
G. Erdoğan and MF. Erdoğan, 2002
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Iodine Deficiency among School Children
Research conducted by Emel Gür, Oya Ercan, Günay Can, Semra Akku, Ima Güzelöz, Serdar Ciftcili, Ahmet Arvas, and Özdemir Iltera, 2000
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| FACT SHEET |
Population:
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71,325,000
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Annual no. of births:
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1,479,000
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Median UI concentration in school children (mcg/L) (year):
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75
(2002) |
Households using adequately iodized salt (>15 ppm iodine):
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70%
(2003) |
Production of IS maintained without external support :
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Y |
National law/regulation on IS:
(table Y, food grade N, animal N)
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Y-N |
Enforcement system:
(production N, import N, market N)
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No |
National coalition members include public, private and civil society:
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Yes |
Iodized salt labeling:
(distinct -, education message -)
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NA |
Elimination of ID is in curriculum:
(primary N, health profession N)
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No |
Stage of the programme:
Increase household use
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Incr.
use |
Fact sheet sources of information and explanation of categories.
See also: Regional Indicator Framework |
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