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Annual IGN meeting brings together partners in the fight against IDD
On April 1-3, the Iodine Global Network held a three-day Management Council meeting in Muscat, Oman.
The meeting was organized by Dr. Izzeldin Hussein, the IGN’s Regional Coordinator for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), under the auspices of Oman's Ministry of Health (MoH). The meeting was opened by H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al-Hosni, Under-Secretary for Health Affairs, and the opening session was attended by senior representatives of WHO, UNICEF, FAO, and UNFP.
During her opening speech, Dr Samia Al Ghannami, Director-General of Nutrition, reported the results of a recent national survey showing that Oman has successfully eliminated iodine deficiency, thus confirming its commitment to global public health initiatives.
Prof. Michael Zimmermann (the new Chair of the IGN) followed with an update on the recent global progress against IDD, reporting that at present only 25 WHO countries remain iodine deficient at the national level (see the latest Global Iodine Scorecard here: www.ign.org/newsletter/idd_feb15_global_iodine_scorecard_2014.pdf).
Dr Jonathan Gorstein (the new Executive Director of the IGN) presented an overview of the IDD situation in the MENA region and summarized the outcomes of a recent regional workshop held in the UAE (read a brief report here: www.ign.org/p142000911.html).
Dr Hussein finished the session by outlining the role that the IGN will play in the integration of salt iodization and salt reduction programs in the region and globally.
The purpose of this annual meeting was to bring together the IGN's Regional Coordinators from North and Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and to reflect on the recent regional and national progress against IDD, to formulate new strategic work plans for the regions, and to define the pathway to achieving global IDD elimination by 2020.
In the photo: H.E. Dr. Mohamed Saif Al Hosni and Dr. Samia Al Ghannami accept an award on behalf of the Nutrition Department, MoH, for their work to eliminate IDD in Oman, presented by the IGN's Executive Director, Dr. Jonathan Gorstein
Added: 08.04.2015
The meeting was organized by Dr. Izzeldin Hussein, the IGN’s Regional Coordinator for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), under the auspices of Oman's Ministry of Health (MoH). The meeting was opened by H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al-Hosni, Under-Secretary for Health Affairs, and the opening session was attended by senior representatives of WHO, UNICEF, FAO, and UNFP.
During her opening speech, Dr Samia Al Ghannami, Director-General of Nutrition, reported the results of a recent national survey showing that Oman has successfully eliminated iodine deficiency, thus confirming its commitment to global public health initiatives.
Prof. Michael Zimmermann (the new Chair of the IGN) followed with an update on the recent global progress against IDD, reporting that at present only 25 WHO countries remain iodine deficient at the national level (see the latest Global Iodine Scorecard here: www.ign.org/newsletter/idd_feb15_global_iodine_scorecard_2014.pdf).
Dr Jonathan Gorstein (the new Executive Director of the IGN) presented an overview of the IDD situation in the MENA region and summarized the outcomes of a recent regional workshop held in the UAE (read a brief report here: www.ign.org/p142000911.html).
Dr Hussein finished the session by outlining the role that the IGN will play in the integration of salt iodization and salt reduction programs in the region and globally.
The purpose of this annual meeting was to bring together the IGN's Regional Coordinators from North and Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and to reflect on the recent regional and national progress against IDD, to formulate new strategic work plans for the regions, and to define the pathway to achieving global IDD elimination by 2020.
In the photo: H.E. Dr. Mohamed Saif Al Hosni and Dr. Samia Al Ghannami accept an award on behalf of the Nutrition Department, MoH, for their work to eliminate IDD in Oman, presented by the IGN's Executive Director, Dr. Jonathan Gorstein
Added: 08.04.2015
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