Long ago, people realized the importance of iodine deficiency. When is Iodine Deficiency Prevention and Control Day? In 1993, the State Council held the "China 2000 Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Mobilization Meeting", and May 5th was designated as National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention and Control Day to increase publicity and raise people's awareness of the prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders.
Iodine deficiency disease (IDD) is a series of damages caused by the low iodine content in plants and grains due to the lack of iodine in water and soil in the natural environment, resulting in insufficient iodine intake in the body. It is the most widely distributed and invasive endemic disease in the world. Iodine is an important trace element that affects intellectual development. Lack of iodine in the human body can cause varying degrees of damage, leading to iodine deficiency disorders and even disabilities.
China is a country where iodine deficiency poses a serious threat. As of 2007, 425 million people lived in iodine deficient environments, covering a wide range of regions and posing a significant threat to the population, especially to newlywed women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and infants. However, in real life, people lack knowledge about the hazards and prevention of iodine deficiency. Therefore, popularizing disease prevention knowledge, improving self-care awareness, and strengthening publicity and education are urgent tasks in the current work of eliminating iodine deficiency diseases. Therefore, China proposes to designate May 15th as the National Day for the Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, in order to increase publicity and raise people's awareness of iodine deficiency disorders.
Iodine deficiency disease is a collective term for a group of related diseases caused by iodine deficiency in the natural environment, resulting in iodine malnutrition in the body. It includes endemic goiter, cretinism and subclinical disease, simple deafness, fetal miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, and congenital malformations. Nutrient malnutrition diseases that are a key focus of international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund for prevention and control, with a deadline for elimination. Iodine deficiency disorders mainly occur in specific geographical environments with iodine deficiency, and have obvious regional characteristics. They are listed as one of the endemic diseases in China. Due to its widespread distribution and serious harm, it has risen to a serious public health problem and become one of the diseases of social concern and national deadline for elimination.
