Govt urged to tackle obesity epidemic

The Government was today called on to tackle the obesity epidemic in Ireland.

Wed, 08 Nov, 2006 - 15:01

The Government was today called on to tackle the obesity epidemic in Ireland.

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) also demanded an urgent increase in public acute in-patient hospital beds and for the Minister for Finance to prioritise spending on the public hospital system in order to solve the A&E crisis.

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