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Report
20 December 2023

Supporting Child Nutrition and Sustainable Development through International Collaboration

Child health and nutrition are key goals under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Currently, around 45% of deaths among children under five years of age are linked to undernutrition. These mostly occur in low- and middle-income countries. In June 2023, the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic ...
Press release
19 October 2016

UNICEF emphasizes the importance of maintaining universal availability of iodised salt to protect China's pregnant women and children against Iodine Deficiency Disorders

Harbin, 19 October 2016 – Without the right iodine intake in the diets of children and pregnant women, children's growth and intellectual development can be impaired. Iodine deficiency in pregnant women may cause damage to fetal brain development, miscarriages, and low birth weight. Global experts are convening in Harbin, China to review China's…
Press release
15 May 2015

Experts urge sustained battle against IDD

Beijing, 15 May 2015 – Health experts and advocates have urged a sustained battle against iodine deficiency to avoid a sliding back from achievements made so far through Universal Salt Iodization (USI). The call was part of the consensus reached at a high level meeting on Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) prevention and control strategies in China…
Press release
15 May 2015

National Day for Prevention of Iodine Deficiency Disorders

Beijing, 15 May 2015 – As China celebrates the 22 nd National Day for the Prevention of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), UNICEF joins global partners to recommit to support iodine deficiency prevention and control strategies in China. Globally, about 30% of the world's population live in areas with iodine defic...
Article
20 January 2004

Device Helps Free Uygurs of Goiter

Tusunhan Oxwy, a member of China's Uygur minority living in Kashgar, still recalls the scenes of “big-necked patients” in far northwestern China. “They used to be ubiquitous here,” says Tusunhan, 55, who has served as village medic for 38 years. “Now you seldom see a kid or an adult with goiter. It's mainly because of the campaign by regional…
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