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A seminar and awareness rally was organized in Dadu with the support of Nutrition International on the occasion of World Day for Prevention of Iodine Deficiency Diseases, Dr Asadullah Ali Shah, Dr Asif Zardari District Focal Person Iodine, Dr Rehana Nutrition International, Aurangzeb Panhwar also students and teachers participated in large numbers in the seminar and awareness rally on this occasion, On this occasion DHO Shaheed Benazirabad Dr Asadullah Dahri, District Focal Person Dr Wazir Langah, Dr Aurangzeb Panhwar in their speech said that Iodine Deficiency Day is celebrated all over the world so that the importance of iodine consumption and its health. Awareness and information about the effects of, Iodine is a mineral that occurs naturally in soil and seawater.It is important to get enough iodine in the diet.
The population effects of severe iodine deficiency, known as iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs), include goiter, debilitating hypothyroidism, stunted growth, and infantile and mental retardation, In Pakistan children and women during pregnancy are considered to be the most affected group of iodine deficiency because of increasing age and higher iodine requirement during pregnancy, Universal Salt Iodization (USI), which aims to iodize all salt for human and animal consumption to ensure adequate iodine nutrition Health Department Sindh Nutrition International Pakistan in collaboration with IDD Day activities is conducting
