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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Trip Report: Advise on a National Action Plan for IDD elimination in Latvia
UNICEF (A. Timmer, F. van der Haar), May 2002
Questions and Answers: USI towards elimination of iodine deficiency in Latvia
April 2003
Elimination of Iodine Deficiency in Latvia
(Power Point)
Latvian Food Center (Guntars Selga) 2000
Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Screening in Latvia: A Tool for Classification and Monitoring of Optimum Iodine Nutrition
Ruzan H. Gyurjyan, 2004
Report extracted from a Masters of Public Health Thesis
Department of International Health, Emory University
Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
ADVOCACY
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COMMUNICATION
Status of Iodine Deficiency in Latvia Reconsidered: Results of Nation-wide Survey of 587 Schoolchildren in the Year 2000
Draft article (G. Selga, M. Sauka, and G. Gerasimov) 2000
LEGISLATION
HEALTHY NUTRITION
Food and Nutrition Action Plan
Concept of the Cabinet of Ministers, Latvia, May 2002
Basic Principles Of The Implementation of the National Plan "Latvia Fit for Children" till 2015
Extracts only (3 pages)
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SALT PRODUCTION
Salt Situation Analysis in Latvia
UNICEF (Andis Brēmanis, Latvian Association of Clinical Nutritionists) 1999
Memo IDD elimination in Baltics and Russia
from Akzo Nobel Salt A/S, April 2002
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MONITORING
Iodine Deficiency in Latvia: results of nation-wide survey of 587 schoolchildren
UNICEF, August 2000
Status of Iodine Deficiency in Latvia Reconsidered: Results of Nation-wide Survey of 587 Schoolchildren in the Year 2000
G. Selga, M. Sauka, and G.Gerasimov
Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Screening in Latvia: A Tool for Classification and Monitoring of Optimum Iodine Nutrition
Report extracted from a Masters of Public Health Thesis, Emory University
Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Ruzan H. Gyurjyan, 2004
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| FACT SHEET |
Population:
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2,300,000 |
Annual no. of births:
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18,000
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Median UI concentration in school children (mcg/L) (year):
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NA |
Households using adequately iodized salt (>15 ppm iodine):
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NA |
Production of IS maintained without external support : (All salt imported)
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- |
National law/regulation on IS:
(table N, food grade N, animal N)
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N |
Enforcement system:
(production -, import N, market -)
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N |
National coalition members include public, private and civil society:
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Y-N |
Iodized salt labeling:
(distinct N, education message N)
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N |
Elimination of ID is in curriculum:
(primary N, health profession N)
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N |
Stage of the programme:
Building commitment
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Bldg. |
Fact sheet sources of information and explanation of categories.
See also: Regional Indicator Framework |
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