Many years ago, Kiwanis Internation undertook a Worldwide Service Project – eliminating Iodine Deficicency Disorder (IDD)

At the 2010 Kiwanis International Convention last week, Kiwanis International announced its new Worldwide Service Project, the ELIMINATE Project.  This project joins together the forces of Kiwanis International and UNICEF in the task of eliminating Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the face of the earth by 2015.  While not widely known in developed nations, MNT is a disease that kills an estimated 60,000 newborns and 30,000 mothers each year.