Network Members
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
is providing technical support and capacity development in monitoring and evaluation, especially through the activities of the International Resources Laboratories for Iodine Network (IRLI) which will provide iodine status data in urine and salt to both countries and salt producers.
Salt industry members:
China National
Salt Industry Corporation
EuSalt
The Salt Institute
are experts in salt iodization and marketing of iodized salt and can encourage and educate salt manufacturers in different regions of the world to provide high quality and cost-effective iodized salt.
Emory University
is a leader in capacity building aimed at enabling countries to implement USI and national iodine deficiency programs; and was the first member to host the Network Secretariat. It hosted the Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition (PAMM) from 1990.
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
is an alliance of public, private and civil society partners that
provides grants and technical assistance to National Fortification Alliances in countries all over the world to end vitamin and mineral
deficiencies through the fortification of staple foods and condiments, including sustainable salt iodization
The International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)
is an independent multidisciplinary body of technical experts on IDD numbering about 700 members in nearly 100 countries. It is the only organization whose sole purpose is the elimination of IDD, and has consultative status with WHO and UNICEF on IDD policies and programs.
Kiwanis International
is a global organization of volunteers that raises millions of dollars to fund UNICEF projects in more than a 100 countries in support of the IDD elimination campaign and is in a position to encourage and motivate its membership world-wide to actively
participate in IDD elimination programs at the national level.
The Micronutrient Initiative
is dedicated specifically to address micronutrient malnutrition through technical and operational support to countries, especially in salt iodization, food fortification and supplementation. It has regional offices in India and South Africa and currently hosts the Network Secretariat in Ottawa, Canada.
UNICEF
is the main implementing agency for eliminating IDD, through its focus on children’s health, education and rights. In the area of iodine deficiency it plays a key role at all levels (international, regional and national) in program implementation, advocacy and coordination. It currently chairs the Network Board.
The World Food Programme
extends the reach of the Network through its programs to provide food, including iodized salt to 60-100 million people in emergency situations, and its school feeding and IDD education programs in some 65 countries. It also has a long history with industry in producing fortified blended foods.
World Health Organization
is the normative global authority for health. The Department of Nutrition for Health and Development has a mandate to assess the magnitude of micronutrient malnutrition including iodine deficiency, to monitor and evaluate the impact of strategies for their prevention and control and to track related trends over time.
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