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United Republic of Tanzania
IGN Region:
Eastern & Southern Africa
Median UIC
204 (2015-16) National, WRA (15-49 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
05. January 2015
Tanzania: 'sea salt' declared unfit for consumption
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has closed down the Sea Salt Limited Company for producing sub-standard salt, which is widely consumed in the country, especially in urban areas. According to T...
17. December 2013
New efforts in salt iodization in Zanzibar
In Tanzania, UNICEF's recent initiative for salt iodization has been welcomed by many people in Zanzibar, saying it will help correct iodine deficiency in the islands. In Zanzibar only one in two families...
08. November 2013
Tanzania: Zanzibar fights a hidden hunger with iodized salt
Only a few decades ago, iodine deficiency impaired the growth and mental development of large numbers of children. Now, thanks to a simple solution – salt iodization – this disorder can be easily ...
PUBLICATIONS
Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2014 (PDF
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Final Report Prepared by Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre
December 2014
)Final Report Prepared by Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre
December 2014
Food, markets and nutrition: maximising the impacts of private sector engagement in Tanzania. Case studies and key messages from the Workshop (PDF)
Ewan Robinson and Kat Pittore
Institute of Development Studies, July 2015
)Ewan Robinson and Kat Pittore
Institute of Development Studies, July 2015
Micronutrients: Results of the 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (PDF)
National Bureau of Statistics and ICF Macro
September 2011
)National Bureau of Statistics and ICF Macro
September 2011
Controlling iodine deficiency disorders through salt iodation in Tanzania (PDF)
Vincent D Assey
PhD Thesis, University of Bergen, 2009
)Vincent D Assey
PhD Thesis, University of Bergen, 2009
Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation (PDF)
Vincent D Assey, Stefan Peterson, Sabas Kimboka, Daniel Ngemera, Celestin Mgoba, Deusdedit M Ruhiye, Godwin D Ndossi, Ted Greiner and Thorkild Tylleskär
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:319
)Vincent D Assey, Stefan Peterson, Sabas Kimboka, Daniel Ngemera, Celestin Mgoba, Deusdedit M Ruhiye, Godwin D Ndossi, Ted Greiner and Thorkild Tylleskär
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:319
Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania (PDF)
Vincent D Assey, Thorkild Tylleskär, Philip B Momburi, Michael Maganga, Nicholaus V Mlingi, Marie Reilly, Ted Greiner and Stefan Peterson
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:187
)Vincent D Assey, Thorkild Tylleskär, Philip B Momburi, Michael Maganga, Nicholaus V Mlingi, Marie Reilly, Ted Greiner and Stefan Peterson
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:187
Sustainable universal salt iodization in low-income countries – time to re-think strategies? (PDF)
VD Assey, S Peterson, and T Greiner
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008, 62:292–294
)VD Assey, S Peterson, and T Greiner
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008, 62:292–294
Remaining challenges in Tanzania’s efforts to eliminate iodine deficiency (PDF)
Vincent D Assey, Celestin Mgoba, Nicholaus Mlingi, Alfred Sanga, Godwin D Ndossi, Ted Greiner and Stefan Peterson
Public Health Nutrition 2007, 10:1032–1038
)Vincent D Assey, Celestin Mgoba, Nicholaus Mlingi, Alfred Sanga, Godwin D Ndossi, Ted Greiner and Stefan Peterson
Public Health Nutrition 2007, 10:1032–1038
Iodine deficiency persists in the Zanzibar Islands of Tanzania (PDF)
V. D. Assey, T. Greiner, R. K. Mzee, H. Abuu, C. Mgoba, S. Kimboka, and S. Peterson
Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2006, 27(4):292-299
)V. D. Assey, T. Greiner, R. K. Mzee, H. Abuu, C. Mgoba, S. Kimboka, and S. Peterson
Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2006, 27(4):292-299
Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania (PDF)
Erica Field and Omar Robles
2006, Harvard University
)Erica Field and Omar Robles
2006, Harvard University
Action Plan: Tanzania. Strengthening the Capacity of SUN Countries to Scale Up Nutrition through "Learning Routes" (PDF)
Scaling Up Nutrition and PROCASUR América Latina y El Caribe
)Scaling Up Nutrition and PROCASUR América Latina y El Caribe
Prevalence of goitre and hypothyroidism in Southern Tanzania: effect of iodised oil on thyroid hormone deficiency (PDF)
W Wachter, M Mvungi, A König, C R Pickardt, and P C Scriba
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1986, 40:86-91
)W Wachter, M Mvungi, A König, C R Pickardt, and P C Scriba
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1986, 40:86-91
Tanzania moves against iodine deficiency (PDF)
Festo P. Kavishe and T.N. Maletnlema
World Health Forum 1985, 6:262-264
)Festo P. Kavishe and T.N. Maletnlema
World Health Forum 1985, 6:262-264
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