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NAFDAC Set To Eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders In Nigeria

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) is intensifying efforts to sustain the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders in Nigeria. The … Continue reading NAFDAC Set To Eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders In Nigeria


naf 1The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) is intensifying efforts to sustain the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders in Nigeria.

The regulatory body through a joint partnership project has set out to increase the national coverage of households consuming adequately iodized salt to 85% by checking the salt produced locally to introduce micro nutrients for food fortification.

The Director-General of the Agency, Mr Paul Orhi, and the Country Director of  Global Alliance for Improving Nutrition, Dr Larry Ummunna, stated that there was need to boost the Intelligent Quotient of over one-third of Nigerian children which has been reduced up to 15 points by iodine deficiency.