scholarly journals Progress in Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control and Elimination in Europe and Central Asia Region (ECAR) in 2010–2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
L. Turcan ◽  
G. A. Gerasimov ◽  
I. Parvanta ◽  
A. Timmer
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Iodine Deficiency Disorders ◽  
Central Asia Region

scholarly journals Overview of Iodine Deficiency Prevention Strategies in the South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region: 2009–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory A. Gerasimov ◽  
Frits Van der Haar ◽  
John H. Lazarus
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Asia Region

Стратегия всеобщего йодирования соли стала мощным импульсом для стран Юго-Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии за период с 2000 по 2009 г. К концу первого десятилетия несколько стран региона уже достигли оптимального потребления йода; другие страны стремительно двигались к достижению той же цели и лишь в нескольких странах прогресс в сторону всеобщего йодирования соли оставался обнадеживающим. В данной статье приводятся данные субрегиональных семинаров (для стран Восточной Европы, Центральной Азии и Юго-Восточной Европы), проведенных в 2015 и 2016 гг. Оба семинара демонстрируют стремление стран регионов Юго-Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии к устойчивому устранению йодного дефицита. Несмотря на определенные недостатки, данные, полученные от стран региона, не предполагают каких-либо серьезных препятствий на пути к победе над йодным дефицитом. Тем не менее, России и Украине необходимо приложить больше усилий для развития и рационализации стратегии всеобщего йодирования соли, так как именно эти страны находятся в списке отстающих в данном вопросе.

Study of Urinary Iodine Level Assessment and its Relation to Thyroid Function during Pregnancy

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Shoukry Mohamed ◽  
Merhan Samy Nasr ◽  
Salah Hussien El-Halawany ◽  
Ahmed Mohamed Abbas ◽  
Salma Said Hassan Tayeh
Keyword(s):  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Urinary Iodine ◽  
Thyroid Volume ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Iodine Deficiency Disorders ◽  
Iodine Excess ◽  
Salt Iodization ◽  
Excess Iodine ◽  
Iodine Supplementation ◽  
Iodine Level

Abstract Background The global effort to prevent iodine deficiency disorders through iodine supplementation, such as universal salt iodization, has achieved impressive progress during the last few decades. However, iodine excess, due to extensive environmental iodine exposure in addition to poor monitoring, is currently a more frequent occurrence than iodine deficiency. Iodine excess is a precipitating environmental factor in the development of autoimmune thyroid disease. Aim of the study to evaluate the urinary iodine level as a marker of iodine status in pregnant women in 3rd trimester and assess its relation to thyroid functions. Patients and Methods This Cross Sectional Study was conducted on 100 subjects with their ages ranging from 18-35 years old, pregnant females, at the third trimester, selected from Obstetric Out- patient Clinic of Ain shams University Hospitals. Samples were collected from participants in cairo, during the Spring and Summer from March to August. Results in our study, there was a significant negative correlation between Urinary Iodine level and TSH as Iodine difficient group has the Highest TSH, and the Highest Thyroid Volume, as there was a significant negative correlation between Urinary Iodine level and Thyroid Volume. Conclusion TSH level and Thyroid Volume were global effort to prevent iodine deficiency disorders through iodine supplementation, such as universal salt iodization, has achieved impressive progress during the last few decades. However, iodine excess, due to extensive environmental iodine exposure in addition to significantly higher in Iodine difficient group than Excess iodine group, And FT4 level was lower in Iodine difficient group than excess iodine group.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550004 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHI KEUNG MARCO LAU ◽  
FU STEVE YANG ◽  
ZHE ZHANG ◽  
VINCENT K. K. LEUNG
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Estimation Procedure ◽  
Corruption Index ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Central Asia Region

Recent studies in the innovation literature show that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) enhances innovations in recipient countries through spill-over effects. In this paper we extend the existing literature by incorporating the corruption index in the estimation procedure. Using a cross-country analysis from the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, covering 57 countries over the period of 1995–2010, we find no evidence of FDI spill-over effects on innovations, when corruption is endogenously modelled in the regression. Interestingly, we find that corruption and expenditure on education sector are positively related to the number of patents applications, suggesting anti-corruption programs encourage innovations that promote economic growth. Our study shed light on the national innovations and anti-corruption programs.

scholarly journals Iodine Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Tanzania

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 140-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Field ◽  
Omar Robles ◽  
Maximo Torero
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Iodine Deficiency Disorders ◽  
Laboratory Evidence ◽  
Iodine Supplementation ◽  
Maternal Thyroid ◽  
The Impact

Cognitive damage from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) has important implications for economic growth through its effect on human capital. To gauge the magnitude of this influence, we evaluate the impact on schooling of reductions in IDD from intensive iodine supplementation in Tanzania. Our findings suggest a large effect of in utero iodine on cognition and human capital: treated children attain an estimated 0.35–0.56 years of additional schooling relative to siblings and older and younger peers. Furthermore, the effect appears to be substantially larger for girls, consistent with laboratory evidence indicating greater cognitive sensitivity of female fetuses to maternal thyroid deprivation. (JEL I12, I21, J16, O15)

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