Chandigarh, 21st
October 2019: The ' Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Week ' concluded today
with an quiz competition at SIHFW, Govt Multi Speciality Hospital Sector 16
Chandigarh, today. An exhibition on Goitre and IDD was conducted wherein
posters , handbills and informative literature on IDD was displayed and on the
spot testing of Iodizied salt was done to check the iodine content of salt used
by the people.
Director Health
Services, Dr G. Dewan , Chandigarh advocated that going by the efforts of the
department, Chandigarh has achieved non
- endemic status i.e pevelance rate of IDD has fallen below 3.4%. Our goal is
that by 2024 it has to be brought down to less than 2%.
Awareness Camp - Quiz
competition on Iodine deficiency Disorders on Global Iodine deficiency day -
21st October 2019
Iodine Deficiency at
present by ' Goitre 'has prevalence rate of 3.4% in Chandigarh.At National
level more than 200 million people are at risk of IDD while the number of
persons from goitre is above 70 million. Approximately 2.2 million children are
born cretins ( child born with physical& mental retardation) and 6.6
million have some kind of neurological deficit. Out of 414 district surveyed so
far in India, 318 are IDD endemic.
To create awareness
regarding Iodine Deficiency disorders , programme cell , Health Department of
Chandigarh launched a week-long awareness campaign in the city. Students of 5
Govt. Schools were given awareness on this problem. Students were informed
about correct use of iodizied salt and about various disorders of Iodine
Deficiency.
In the same week , awareness through Rally by School
Children GHS Behalana Radio talks,
messages on T.V were done by Iodine definiciency disorders control cell. 2
posters were given to each school for displaying atvantage points . Handbills ,
books and on the spot iodine testing kits too were provided to each school for
awareness. Badgers on IDD were distributed among children of various schools.
Dr Abha Sarwal , State TB Officer took interactive
session with staff and students & apprised them about Tuberculosis
awareness and steps taken by Govt in patients cares like DOTS .
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