Rural areas of Tibet have made strong progress in adopting iodized salt, reports China Tibet Online. In 2008, 66% had access to iodized salt. New 2009 figures show an increase to 80%.

Calling the advance "a new breakthrough ... in the promotion of iodized salt," the Department of Commerce of the Tibet autonomous region said it is investing 30 million yuan to subsidize the use of iodized salt, cutting the price by two-thirds.