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The International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) Global Network describes itself as a "non-profit, non-government organization for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency worldwide."[1]

History

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ICCIDD was founded in 1986, with its inaugural meeting held in Kathmandu, Nepal.[1] In 2002, the Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency was launched at the Special Session for Children. In 2012, the two organizations combined to form the ICCIDD Global Network.[1]

Partners

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ICCIDD has partnered with the World Health Organization and UNICEF on work related to iodine deficiency.[2][3] It has also partnered with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to establish quality management systems for salt iodization.[4]

ICCIDD is also affiliated with the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.[5]

Reception

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GiveWell

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In 2009, charity evaluator GiveWell considered ICCIDD as a charity to recommend to donors, and deided, based on a cursory, open-ended review, that it was unlikely to meet GiveWell's criteria at the time.[6]

However, in 2014, GiveWell announced that ICCIDD would be among the organizations that it would investigate in greater depth as a potential top recommended charity, along with the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Nothing But Nets, and some UNICEF immunization programs.[7] In early 2014, GiveWell staff members had a series of conversations with Michael Zimmerman, the executive director of ICCIDD, and a conversation with Greg Garrett of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (and ICCIDD board member), notes from which were published online.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ICCIDD Global network". International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Joint WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD consultation". World Health Organization. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)". World Health Organization. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Salt Iodization: Now Accepting Technical Proposals in Pakistan". Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)". International Union of Nutritional Sciences. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "ICCIDD". GiveWell. 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  7. ^ Hassenfeld, Elie (February 26, 2014). "2014 plan for GiveWell's traditional ("top charities") work". GiveWell. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "Conversations". GiveWell. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
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