Over 2 Million Angolans Suffer Endemic Goitre, XINHUA From: Xinhua (China) | Date: May 9, 2000 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Xinhua (China)
05-09-2000
LUANDA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Over 2 million people, mainly women and
children in the central and eastern parts of Angola, are suffering from
the endemic goitre, an official source said here on Tuesday.

According to a press release from United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF) in Luanda, the provinces of Bie, Lunda-norte, Lunda-sul and Cuando
Cubango are the most seriously affected regions. The insufficient use of
the iodized salt, the restricted flow of goods and the poor development
of the Angolan commercial network were listed as the main causes of the
prevalence of the ...