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Achildisreceivingultrasonicchecktoearlydetectdiseasescausingbyiodineshortage.—Photosuckhoedoisong.vnHàN?I—Vi?tNamisamongtheremaining26countriesworldwidestillfacingiodinedeficiency,accordingtoareportfromtheGlobalNetworkforthePreventionofIodineDeficiencyDisorders.Only27percentofhouseholdsuseadequatelyiodisedsalt,whileWHOrecommendsover90percent.TheresultsofNationalNutritionSurveyinVi?tNamalsorevealedthatthemedianurinaryiodineconcentrationinchildren(oversixyearsold)nationwideis113.3mcg/L,inmountainouschildrenis90.0mcg/L,inwomenofreproductiveageis98.9mcg/L,andinpregnantwomenis85.3mcg/L.WHOsrecommendedlevelforchildrenandwomenofreproductiveageis100-199mcg/L,andforpregnantwomen,itis150-249mcg/L.ThisshowsthatboththemedianurinaryiodineconcentrationandthepercentageofhouseholdsusingadequatelyiodisedsaltfallbelowWHOrecommendations.Basedonthesefindings,itisclearthattheVietnamesepopulationhasnotreachedtherecommendeddailyiodineintake.WithanaimtoincreasethemicronutrientsinfoodforVietnamesepeople,onThursday,DeputyMinisterofHealth??XuanTuyênchairedameetingtogatherinputfromorganisationsandbusinessesonthedraftamendmentsandsupplementstoDecreeNo.09/2016/N?-CP,datedJanuary28,2016,onenhancingtheadditionofmicronutrientstofood.LegalDepartmentoftheMinistryofHealthreportedthatasofOctober2024,theministryreceivedsevensetsofopinionsfromorganisationsandbusinessassociations.Ofthese,sevenoutofsevenorganisationsagreedonthenecessityofissuingthedecree.Fouroutofsevenorganisations,includingWHO,UNICEF,IodineGlobalNetwork(IGN),andHealthBridgeCanada,fullysupportedthenecessityandprovidedadditionalevidencetomaintainthemandatoryregulationofiodinefortificationinsalt,aswellastheadditionofironandzinctowheatflour.Threeoftheorganisations,includingtheFoodIndustryAssociation,AmCham,andVASEP,offeredcommentsonthedraftdecree.Withthesedifferingopinions,theMinistryofHealthhasconsideredandrespondedtoeachgroupofissuesbasedonWHOrecommendations,practicalexperience,andepidemiologicalstudies.Atthemeeting,representativesofbusinessassociationsraisedvariousrecommendationsregardingtheclassificationofproductsforwhichiodinefortificationshouldbeencouragedversusproductswhereitshouldbelimited,theincreasedcostsforbusinessesinaddingiodinetoprocessedproducts,andtheimpactonthesensoryqualitiesoftraditionalproducts,whichposesdifficultiesforbusinesses.Internationalorganisations,aswellasagenciesandunitsundertheMinistryofHealth,addressedbusinessconcernsbyprovidingconcreteevidencefromscientificresearchinmanycountriesabouttheneedandobligationtosupplementfoodwithmicronutrientsforpublichealth.ThisprovidesthebasisforthedraftamendmenttoDecreeNo.09requiringiodinefortificationinsaltfordirectconsumptionandinfoodprocessing.ReportsfromtheNationalInstituteofEndocrinologyandMetabolismandtheNationalInstituteofNutritionindicatethatVi?tNamhasnotrecordedanycasesofiodineexcess.Additionally,theMinistryofHealthhasnotreceivedanyscientificevidencefrombusinessesshowingthatiodine-enrichedsaltaffectsthecolour,flavour,orhasadversehealtheffectsonconsumers.Therefore,previousclaimsbybusinesseswereinaccurateandlackedscientificbasis,whichdelayedtheimplementationofDecreeNo.09/2016/N?-CPforeightyears.Duringtheseeightyears,Vi?tNamhasseenlittleimprovementinpublichealthrelatedtomicronutrientssuchasiodine,iron,andzinc.Basedonthisinformation,theministrysLegalDepartmentisdraftingamendmentsfollowingtheopinionsofWHO,UNICEF,theNationalInstituteofNutrition,theInstituteforHealthStrategyandPolicy,andotherpublichealthorganisations.TheDeputyMinisterrequestedthattheLegalDepartment,whichisleadingthedraftingofthedecree,finalisethedraftforsubmissiontothegovernmentbyNovember.Specialisedagencies,suchastheInstituteforHealthStrategyandPolicy,theNationalInstituteofEndocrinologyandMetabolism,andB?chMaiHospital,aretoreviewresearchdataandsubmitformalreportstotheMinistryofHealth(tobesenttotheLegalDepartment)byNovember2024.DeputyMinister??XuanTuyênassignedtheInstituteforHealthStrategyandPolicytocoordinatewithrelatedunitssuchastheInstituteofNutrition,theDepartmentofFoodSafety,andtheDepartmentofPreventiveMedicinetoaddressthetechnicalconcernsofbusinessesregardingDecreeNo.09/2016/N?-CP.—VNS
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