THE Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee will hold a public hearing at Parliament House in Canberra today for its ongoing inquiry into diabetes.
The hearing will provide an opportunity for the committee to explore the role of private healthcare, urban planning and development, and the food and grocery industries in diabetes prevention and management.
The committee will also hear from diabetes representative bodies and medical researchers.
The Chair of the committee, Dr Mike Freelander said, "throughout the inquiry, the committee has heard about the need to improve the way we prevent and manage diabetes in Australia".
"This public hearing will explore the cost of diabetes treatments and ways to improve public awareness of diabetes, obesity and their complications."
The Deputy Chair of the committee, Melissa McIntosh, said, "the growing impact of diabetes in Australia, including the growing prevalence of the autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes, means that we must respond to this challenge with forward-thinking policies to deliver better outcomes for diabetes diagnosis, treatment, and management".
"The committee looks forward to hearing on Type 1 diabetes healthcare from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia and the Australian Diabetes Society, plus a suite of other healthcare organisations at our public hearing."
The committee intends to hold further public hearings in Mar.
Listen to the hearing's live audio stream HERE. JG
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