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Iodine deficiency’s hazards listedFrom Our CorrespondentHAFIZABAD: EDO (health) Dr Muhammad Aslam Shaheen Thursday said severe iodine deficiency causes mental retardation, low mental capability, still births, reproductive failures and other troubles.Addressing a moot regarding training for salt processors of Hafizabad jointly organized by department of health and an NGO, he said
By our correspondents
February 20, 2015
Iodine deficiency’s hazards listed
From Our Correspondent
HAFIZABAD: EDO (health) Dr Muhammad Aslam Shaheen Thursday said severe iodine deficiency causes mental retardation, low mental capability, still births, reproductive failures and other troubles.
Addressing a moot regarding training for salt processors of Hafizabad jointly organized by department of health and an NGO, he said a severe iodine deficiency in school aged children has reduced from 23 per cent to 2 per cent due to effective implementation of Universal Salt iodization Programme.
He said severe iodine deficiency in mothers has reduced from 37 per cent to 4 per cent only, as depicted in national nutrition survey 2011.
Ehtsham-Ul-Haq Tariq of the NGO said with the use of iodized salt students’ educational performance will improve.
From Our Correspondent
HAFIZABAD: EDO (health) Dr Muhammad Aslam Shaheen Thursday said severe iodine deficiency causes mental retardation, low mental capability, still births, reproductive failures and other troubles.
Addressing a moot regarding training for salt processors of Hafizabad jointly organized by department of health and an NGO, he said a severe iodine deficiency in school aged children has reduced from 23 per cent to 2 per cent due to effective implementation of Universal Salt iodization Programme.
He said severe iodine deficiency in mothers has reduced from 37 per cent to 4 per cent only, as depicted in national nutrition survey 2011.
Ehtsham-Ul-Haq Tariq of the NGO said with the use of iodized salt students’ educational performance will improve.
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