1. IDD in Kazakhstan: country situation and prevention programmes
Raimbek Sissemaliev
Assistant Project Officer
Kazakhstan

2. Overall iodine deficiency of Kazakhstan population, DHS 1999

5. Main Activities Conducted
Supplied salt iodization equipment and Potassium Iodate to the two largest salt producers in Pavlodar and Kzylorda
Supplied of IDD Laboratory Equipment to KAN and to Salt Producers

6. Main Activities Conducted
Supported training courses for health professionals;
Held number of Press-Conferences on IDD Problems, issued number of articles on newspapers and magazines

7. Main Activities Conducted
Supported Promotion of Legislation for USI. A Government Decree “On IDD Prevention among the population of Kazakhstan” was issued.
A programme on IDD prevention among the population for was approved by the Government

8. Main Activities Conducted
IDD KAP Study was conducted and the findings of the Survey will be used for development of Communication Strategy

9. Constraints
The issued Government Decree on IDD Prevention does not concentrates on USI and leaves room for iodization of other food products
There is no system in place which would prevent import of non-iodized salt

10. Constraints
According to the Aral Salt producers there are a lot of fake salt produced though there is no official data
The Republican SES does not have much interest in monitoring salt

11. Constrains
There was no communication strategy developed