1. Octavian Thursday, September 25, 9:00 am OUTLINE 1. Aims, Objectives and Expected Outputs 2. Global and Regional Situation 3. Challenges to Sustainability

2. Aims, Objectives, etc Review progress in each country and current approaches to overcome critical bottlenecks Share experiences, lessons learnt and “good” management practice Address, if needed, the functioning of national coalitions for oversight Assure quality of supplies and integrate in ongoing food/nutrition/health surveillance Learn latest technical developments Develop 3-4y Sustainability Road Map per country

3. Global Situation & Issues ID remains the most common cause of preventable mental retardation in the world WHO (2014), UNICEF (1994) recommend mandatory universal salt iodization Since SOWC, number of iodine deficient countries has fallen dramatically: 110 (1990) to 25 (2015) Increasing focus on all population segments and all food-grade salt (food industry and households) Needs better integration into national food & nutrition policy, strategies and programming Promote coordination of USI and Salt Intake Reduction (SIR) strategies

4. Toward Sustainability Need for perpetual new, but modest, investments Improved oversight and enforcement required More evidence needed to guide policy, program design and demonstrate impact Emphasize transparent accountability, link with public reporting Advocacy deserves continuous priority for – Permanent stakeholder collaboration – Innovative (global network) support and monitoring