As part of the monthly activities on salt carried out by PAHO, a webinar on "Salt Reduction and Fortification" was held with the objective of refreshing concepts on iodine salt fortification and dietary salt reduction. This effort was made in coordination with WHO to inform those working in the Region of the Americas on the WHO guidelines on iodine fortification and guidelines on salt reduction.
Additionally, the Global Salt Toolkit and integrated monitoring systems for iodine and salt intake were discussed in detail. The webinar targeted PAHO focal points, nutrition and noncommunicable disease managers in the ministries of health, and other stakeholders in the Region.
Presentations
- WHO Guidelines for Salt/Sodium Reduction, Leo Nederveen, Technical Officer, Surveillance and Population-based Prevention Unit, Department of Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
- Integrated Monitoring System for iodine and salt intake. Omar Dary, Health Science Specialist (Nutrition), USAID. Bureau of Global Health, HIDN
- WHO Guidelines for salt fortification. Rubén Grajeda, Senior Advisor on Nutrition and Social Determinants, PAHO
Recording of the webinar: Salt reduction and fortification (due to technical issues, the begining of Leo Nederveen presentation was no recorded)
Note: all the presentations and the recording are in Spanish
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