New changes are coming in the Norwegian government. At the beginning of May, Sylvi Listhaug (Frp) became the new Norwegian Minister of Health. Already at the beginning, she announced that she did not intend to be the guardian of morality in terms of eating meat or the use of stimulants. How will he handle his new role? We will follow!
Appeal of the new Minister of Health
I can promise you that I will not become the guardian of morality, says the new health minister of Norway. Sylvi Listhaug emphasized that each person is a separate individual and can decide for himself what is good and what is bad for him:
“I believe people have the right to smoke, drink and eat red meat if they want to. The authorities can of course inform, but I think people usually know very well what is healthy and what is not. Telling people what they should and shouldn't do is not a political task. " - interview for NRK.
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The scope of activities of the new Minister of Health
The most important activities that the new Minister of Health will take are:
- promotion of physical and mental health,
- ensuring the correct declaration of services health care,
- guaranteeing social equality in the field of health care, food safety,
- counteracting drug addiction and alcoholism,
- preventing the spread of diseases.
