Human rights must be given full and proper consideration in the drawing up of health policies, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner claimed today.

NINE out of 10 elderly people in the Republic and eight out of 10 in the North would prefer to live at home rather than in care, a new survey has found.

The Government in the North will today announce a smoking ban for pubs and all enclosed public places.

SUICIDE accounts for almost one-third of all deaths in the 15-24 age group in Ireland, according to a report published yesterday.

Suicide accounts for almost a third of all deaths in the 15-24 age group in Ireland, according to a report published today.

HEALTH campaigners in Northern Ireland urged the Government yesterday to introduce a ban on smoking in the workplace.

Northern Ireland’s top health campaigners urged officials today to introduce a ban on smoking in the workplace.

ALMOST 6,000 people die prematurely in Ireland every year because of poverty and inequality, the Institute of Public Health director said yesterday.