June 06
14:33
2019
The Deputy Head of the Health Department of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) Nurali Dodaliyev says that the number of goitre-infected in the region has decreased twice compared to the past few years, and now their number amounts 10,000 people.
It should be noted that the use of salt without iodine leads to the emergence of the goiter. In order to prevent infection with such a disease, the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On salt iodization” was adopted in 2002. Prior to that, the National Program for Combating a Rare Disease in the Republic for 1997-2001 was implemented. These measures have reduced the level of goiter disease in the region.