Iodine Global Network (IGN)
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Kenya
IGN Region:
Eastern & Southern Africa
Median UIC
208 (2011) National, SAC (5-14 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
29. April 2019
Kenya: Let's leverage food fortification for healthy outcomes
Today, nearly half of children born in urban and a quarter of those born in rural Kenya are likely to suffer brain and spinal cord defects due to folate (Vitamin B9) deficiency. Moreover, about a third of...
17. February 2016
Kenya: fake iodized salt found in local supermarkets
The Nakuru county public health department has raised the alarm over the rising number of substandard goods in supermarkets. Chief officer Samuel King’ori yesterday said 50 per cent of the wheat, salt,...
PUBLICATIONS
National Nutrition Action Plan 2012-2017 (PDF
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Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Republic of Kenya
)Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Republic of Kenya
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