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Sat 04 Apr 2007Exercise vouchers on medical card urgedExercise vouchers should be funded by the Department of Health to allow patients on medical cards access to weight reduction programmes, the Irish Medical Organisation agreed yesterday.Speaking on a motion tabled by the IMO GP committee, Dr Niall McNamara from Waterford said financial barriers to availing of exercise programmes should be removed.