Action - Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme - Salt iodization - Adolescents|School age children (SAC)|Women of reproductive age (WRA)

Programme: Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme

Programme description

The programme focusses on the promotion of iodised salt consumption to eliminate IDDs which are prevalent in Ghana. This is done through enforcement of the Public Health Amendment law 2012 Act 851, which states that salts for human and animal cosumption must be iodised. The programme also trains salt producers on effective ways of iodising salt.

Programme type

National

References

  • GHS/University of Ghana. Proceedings for the National Workshop on Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Ghana. 1994
  • GHS/University of Ghana/UNICEF. Biological Impact Assessment Study on Salt Iodisation Programme in Ghana (Jirapa and Bongo Sentinel Districts). 2007
  • GHS/UNICEF. Ghana National Strategyt II: Achieving Universal Salt Iodisation. 2009-2011.
  • GHS/UNICEF. Market Resewarch Study on Iodisation salt: Knowledge, Attitudes & Practices of Consumers, Traders & Producers in Ghana. 2011.
Status: 
On-going

Start date:

January
1996
Area: 
Urban
Rural
Peri-urban
Place: 
The 10 regions of Ghana
Target group: 
Adolescents
School age children (SAC)
Women of reproductive age (WRA)
Delivery: 
Commercial
Community-based
Hospital/clinic
Kindergarten/school
Media
Primary health care center
Implementation details : 
  • Creating awareness about iodated salt in traders, media, policy makeres, traditional & religiuos rulers
  • Enforcement of the Public Health Amendment Act 2012 Act 851 by the Food And Drugs Authority, CEPS, local government and Ghan Pollice Service
  • Building capacity of salt producers to produce adequately iodised salts
Target population size : 
Nationwide
Coverage level (%): 
Nationwide
Outcome indicator(s): 
  • Household iodated salt consumption coverage
  • Market coverage of iodated salt
  • Total goitre rates
  • Urinary and salt iodine concentrations
M&E system: 
  • Food and Drugs Authority has a monitoring system to checck the quaklity of salts produced at the factories
  • 'Test kits are used to check the contents of iodine at the boarders, on roads
Baseline: 
Total goitre rates, urinary and salt iodine concentrations,Household iodated salt consumption coverageMarket coverage of iodated salt
Post-intervention: 

Total goitre rates, urinary and salt iodine concentrations,Household iodated salt consumption coverageMarket coverage of iodated salt

Outcome reported by social determinants: 
Vulnerable groups
Sex
Socio-economic status

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