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The Smart Start for Children
Salt iodization conquers brain-damaging deficiency
Public/private/civic collaboration shows the way
towards a unique public health victory
Dr Gro Harlem BrundtlandDirector-GeneralWorld Health Organization
We are here today to promote one of the most effective preventive health interventions that
exist
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Roger MooreMovie Actor, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
The Network contributes to the best possible start in life for children
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
H.E. Begum ZhiaPrime-MinisterBangladesh
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
H.E. Ali Mohd SheinVice-PresidentTanzania
H.E. Beriz BelkicChairman of the PresidencyBosnia and Herzegovina
Nations Speak…
Dong ZhihuaPresidentChina Salt Industry Association
IDD is not only a serious health issue; It is a national social and economic issue
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Floris Bierman, CEOAkzo Nobel SaltEuropean Salt Producers’ Association
European salt producers understand the technology, accept the responsibility, get the message out, and supply technology to
those who need it
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Walter W. Becky IIICEOMorton Salt
Advertising and marketing have
helped educating the public on the
need to have iodine in the diet
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Robert L. MooreVice PresidentKiwanis International
We must continue working to sustain the gains made
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Susan WhelanMinister for International Cooperation
Canada
Canada helped saving more than 7
million newborns every year from
brain damage due to iodine deficiency
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Eveline HerfkensMinister for International CooperationNetherlands
We will support the Network to
sustain the achievements made and give
children a better chance in life
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Tommy G. Thompson, U.S. SecretaryHealth and Human Services
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Anatoly KarpovUNICEF Regional AmbassadorCEE/CIS/Baltic States
You don’t have to be a Chess World Champion to know that it takes every bit
of “brain power” to win!
UNGASS New York, 8-10 May 2002
The Smart Start for Children
Universal Salt Iodization: Universal Salt Iodization: Sustainable Prevention for AllSustainable Prevention for All
IodineIodineDeficiency:Deficiency:
The Single Most The Single Most Important Important Cause of Cause of
Preventable Preventable Brain Damage Brain Damage in the Worldin the World
Elimination of Iodine Deficiency For
Ever
• The PublicPublic must understand and insist on adequate iodine nutrition• GovernmentsGovernments must continue supporting universal salt iodization & monitor iodine nutrition situation• Scientific &Scientific & Social interestsSocial interests must remain attentive and insist on continued national oversight• Salt ProducersSalt Producers must assure permanent universal supplies
A Right’s- based
approach