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Albania (news from 2004)
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“We expected warmth, but our visit coincided with the coldest wettest May on record. Some of the main roads have better surfaces now which led to faster and more dangerous driving. Myrteza our driver kept us safe (just). In the rural areas the severe poverty does not change .”
Said Dr John Bridson on his return from a recent visit to Albania.
Albania is an iodine deficient country which leads to a variety of problems including a general significant lowering of ability of a population in the worst hit areas.
CAI’s intention is to find out whether a dose of iodine given to iodine deficient children improves their performance. Also to train testers for our next study and to evaluate the tests we wanted to use.
When the study is complete it is CAI’s intention to try to help and encourage the local professionals in their attempts to eradicate the problem.
Read 'Severe Iodine Deficiency in Southern Albania'
Zimmermann M B, Bridson J, Bozo M, Grimici L, Selimaj V, Tanner M S.
Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res. 73 (5), July 2003 © Hogrefe & Huber Publishers
