| Universal iodisation of salt is a public health strategy to check thyroid disorders. |
| It recommended universal salt iodisation as the main strategy, while distribution of iodised oil capsules was suggested as an interim strategy in severely affected areas. |
| Iodised salt is the preferred method of iodisation in many countries and has been shown to be cost effective and a major public health success. |
| The recent study was about the total prevalence of goitre and urinary iodine excretion in Kashmiri schoolchildren after 15 years of iodisation. |
