Nghia Dan: Launching a campaign for the whole population to buy and use iodized salt

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 3, at Nghia Hoi Primary School, Nghia Dan District People's Committee held a launching ceremony to respond to the communication month of "All people buy and use iodized salt and iodine products" in 2014. Attending were representatives of Nghe An Provincial Endocrinology Hospital, district leaders, district-level departments and offices, representatives of communes and towns.

Students attend the launching ceremony

District leaders and district health center give salt to students

Iodine plays a very important role in the development of the human body, is a micronutrient for the thyroid gland to synthesize hormones that regulate the development of the central nervous system, the development of the reproductive system and organs in the body such as the cardiovascular system, digestion, skin - fur - hair - nails, maintaining energy for the body to function... In recent years, Nghia Dan district has always paid attention to the use of iodized salt and iodine preparations, diseases related to iodine deficiency have been pushed back.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Vo Tien Sy - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee called for: To continue promoting the achieved results, repelling diseases caused by iodine deficiency, relevant agencies need to coordinate, pay attention, propagate, and actively mobilize people to use iodized salt, raise people's awareness of the effects of iodized salt on people's health, especially the future generations of the country, for the health of the community and the whole society.

Immediately after the launch, iodized salt packages were handed out to students and parades were organized on traffic routes, for a society without people suffering from diseases related to iodine deficiency.

Thai Truong

Nghia Dan District Party Committee