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Nearly 19 million newborns at risk of brain damage every year due to iodine deficiency
NEW YORK, 1 March 2018, – Nearly 19 million babies born globally every year – 14 per cent – are at risk of permanent yet preventable brain damage and reduced cognitive function due to a lack of iodine in the earliest years of life, according to a new joint report by UNICEF and GAIN released today. More than 1 in ...