Median UIC 247 (2012-13) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Population Iodine Status Adequate
* MUIC, median urinary iodine concentration * HHIS, percentage of households consuming iodized salt (>0 ppm) among all tested households SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women
Bahrain’s Health Minister Sadiq bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Shehabi expressed his delight at the Kingdom’s accomplishment of "zero iodine deficiency" status, thus becoming the first country in the eastern...