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Vaccine Taskforce To Tackle Obesity

November 28, 2022 • 2:49 pm CST
U.K. NHS
(Precision Vaccinations News)

The United Kingdom (U.K.) government is expected to announce a Vaccine Taskforce approach today to tackle some of the leading public health issues which damage the economy and drain NHS resources.

Four healthcare missions are scheduled to launch covering obesity, cancer, mental health, and addiction to quickly develop and deliver new treatments, technology, and support to patients to help them lead longer, healthier lives.

Cutting-edge obesity treatments and technologies which can help people shed 20% of their weight could soon be offered to NHS patients.

The research will be focused outside London and the Greater South East, where obesity rates and health disparities are highest.

NHS Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay commented in a press release on November 27, 2022, "Having a fit and healthy population is essential to reducing pressure on the NHS and supporting the economy with obesity, currently estimated to cost the NHS nearly £10 billion per year by 2050."

"We are fast-tracking the most promising treatments and technologies to NHS patients to help them achieve a healthy weight, save the NHS billions of pounds and increase life expectancy."

And, "We are determined to harness the full potential of innovative medical breakthroughs to level up the nation's health."

This innovative initiative builds upon the U.K. Life Sciences Vision published in July 2021, which sets out a 10-year strategy to harness the successes of the pandemic response and accelerate the delivery of innovation to patients.

In Scotland, the Government has also been working to tackle the obesity crisis, with previous research revealing that the average BMI has risen steadily over 23 years.

In 2018, the Scottish Government announced the release of its 'Healthier Future: Scotland's diet and healthy weight delivery plan' to attempt to combat the issue of obesity.

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