Progress in Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control and Elimination in Europe and Central Asia Region (ECAR) in 2010–2020
Journal: Clinical and experimental thyroidology
Year: 2021

Salt iodization in Europe and Central Asia Region (ECAR) c ountries has a long history. Universal salt iodization (USI) strategies were reintroduced in ECAR countries in the mid-1990s and gained strong momentum during the 2000–2009 decade: by the end of 2009, access to adequately iodized salt by the population in ECAR had risen to 55% — a quantum leap improvement compared to a previous decade but still short of the operational target of 90%. The objective of this review was to document the USI a