As of July 30, GiveWell considers the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Global Network (ICCIDD) a contender for their 2014 recommendation, according to their ongoing review. They also mention that they’re considering the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which they’ve had their eye on for a few years. They describe some remaining uncertainties—this has been a major philanthropic success for the past couple decades, so why is there a funding gap now, well before the work is finished? Is it some sort of donor fatigue, or are the remaining countries that need iodization harder to work in, or is it something else?
(Also, average gains from intervention seem to be more like 3-4 IQ points.)
As of July 30, GiveWell considers the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Global Network (ICCIDD) a contender for their 2014 recommendation, according to their ongoing review. They also mention that they’re considering the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which they’ve had their eye on for a few years. They describe some remaining uncertainties—this has been a major philanthropic success for the past couple decades, so why is there a funding gap now, well before the work is finished? Is it some sort of donor fatigue, or are the remaining countries that need iodization harder to work in, or is it something else?
(Also, average gains from intervention seem to be more like 3-4 IQ points.)
Part of their reason for funding deworming is also improvements in cognitive skills, for which the evidence base just got some boost.