Scottish Government Allocates Additional 40m Pounds To Tackle Obesity Epidemic
Diabetes UK Scotland welcomes the recent announcement from Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing that additional funding is to be given to tackle Scotland’s obesity epidemic. In the Scottish Parliament, the Government announced an £40 million package over the next three years to drive through health improvements, with a particular focus on obesity.Diabetes UK Scotland Director, Audrey Birt, said, “This is certainly a step in the right direction.
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Filed under: Diabetes on January 29th, 2008