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| Indicator | Function |
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| Establishing a multisector coalition | Implement a national program for the elimination of IDDs. All the stakeholders (including the salt industry) shall be represented with responsibilities; stakeholders must meet at least twice a year. |
| Evidence of a political commitment | IDDs inclusion in the national budget. |
| Legislation and regulations | Enact laws and regulations supporting the universal salt iodization strategy |
| Evaluation of IDDs progress | Establish methods for progress evaluation in eliminating IDDs through programs evaluating progress every 3 years. |
| Maintenance of adequate laboratories | Maintain access to adequate laboratories that provide accurate data on iodine levels in salt, in the urine and in thyroid (via function test). |
| Development of education and social promotion programs | Establish an education and social mobilization program through information strategies on the importance of iodine for the population. |
| Availability of iodine in salt data | Maintain a constant and routine availability of the iodine content data by having the values available from factories (at least on a monthly basis) and at the home level (at least every 5 years). |
| Availability of urine iodine data | Maintain the availability of the population-based data on the value of urinary iodine (at least every 5 years). |
| Commitment of the salt industry | Demonstrate the ongoing cooperation of the salt industry, determined by the maintenance of quality control measures and reducing the costs of iodide and iodate. |
| Database generation | Maintain a database at the national level to keep a log of the regular monitoring results, including home-based population coverage, urinary iodine values, and results of thyroid function tests when available. |
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