NATIONAL IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAMME

Government of India launched NGCP (National Goitre Control Programme) in 1962, with focus on providence of Iodized salt in identified endemic areas. The nomenclature of the Programme was changed in August 1992 to NIDDCP (National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme) to emphasize wider implication of Iodine deficiency.

The World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted in 1991 the goals of elimination of Iodine deficiency as a public health problem by 2000 AD. In 1992, W.H.O & UNICEF recommended Universal Salt Iodisation (USI) as the main strategy to achieve elimination of IDD.

Programme focuses on the following :
1. Survey of IDD Prevalence
2. Production of Iodated salt with minimum 30 PPM.
3. Monitoring system to ensure supply of iodated salt with not less than 15ppm.
4. Creating demand by consumers for iodated salt.

NIDDCP IN MIZORAM: NIDDCP was launched in Mizoram in the Directorate of Health Services Mizoram with the establishment of IDD cell in the year 1987.
State Level Co-ordination Committee:
Chairman : Principal Secretary, H& FW
Vice Chairman : Director of Health Services
Member Secretary : Programme Officer (NIDDCP)

Members:
1). Director, Food & Civil Supplies Dept.
2). Programme Officer, IDD
3). State Programme Officer, ICDS
4). Representative from Trade Union
5). General Manager, MIZOFED
Ex- Officio: State T.B Officer
ACTIVITIES UNDER NIDDCP IN MIZORAM
(a) Awareness Campaign/ Training for Teachers, and NGO’s in every District.
(b) Orientation Meeting / Advocacy Meeting on IDD at the State level, District level, Sub Division level, Block level including Village Leaders.
(c) Distribution of Leaflets and displays of Posters
(d) Public awareness through different media’s.

Ban on sale of non-Iodized salt: Sale of salt other than Iodized salt for edible purposes is banned in every States and UT. Notification issued by respective State Government under PFA Act 1954
- In Mizoram – 15.1.1986 & 1.11.2001

15th June 2005 Special day for Indian children, Dr. Ramadoss, Minister of H&FW re-instate Ban on production and sale of Non-Iodized Salt.

MONITORING OF IODISED SALT: Wholesale, Retail and the Technicians are collecting Household samples and tested for Iodine content every Month and report sent to G.O.I. The samples collected are tested in two ways in the iodine Laboratory.
(i) Titration Method
(ii) Spot testing by using MBI kit.

In the present situation, the percentage of Household eating only Iodized salt, above 15ppm in Mizoram - 91.4% Iodine.
MONITORING OF IODINE CONTENT OF URINE:

GOITRE SURVEY: A number of surveys on IDD have been carried out since 1978. During the last three Years survey, 1999, 2000, 2001 a remarkable decline in the percentage of Goitre has been observed (i.e. a decline from 74.1 to 35.1%)

FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS :