Iodine Global Network (IGN)
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Ghana
IGN Region:
West & Central Africa
Median UIC
130 (2011) 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
* 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
NEWS
30. October 2017
Ghana: Undernutrition is a major challenge affecting children
Professor Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, President of the Ghana Nutrition Association, has described undernutrition as a major challenge affecting children’s wellbeing and development in Ghana. She said only...
22. February 2016
Iodised bottled water factory opens in Ghana
The first iodised bottled water has been introduced onto the Ghanaian market by Well-being Natural Products Ghana Limited. Sky Water, as it is called, contains bio natural active iodine which fights a...
26. June 2013
Ghana conducts iodine stakeholders meeting
Ghana's trade and industry ministry is joining in the public health campaign to boost use of iodized salt. It conducted a workshop in Accra recently and reported backsliding in the country's iodine...
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