The evolution, progress, and future direction of Nepal's universal salt iodization program

• Main Authors: Naveen Paudyal (Author), Stanley Chitekwe (Author), Sanjay Rijal (Author), Kedar Parajuli (Author), Chandrakant Pandav (Author), Macha Maharjan (Author), Robin Houston (Author), Jonathan Gorstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Nepal is located in what was once known as the Himalayan Goitre Belt and once had one of the highest prevalence's of iodine deficiency disorders in the world. However, through a well‐executed universal salt iodization program implemented over the past 25 years, it has achieved optimal...