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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 January 2004-UK Government: New moves to improve sexual health(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Public Health Minister Melanie Johnson today announced further roll-out of the chlamydia screening programme to cover 16 new areas of England.

Chlamydia is the country's most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) with as many as one in ten people infected with the disease.

Miss Johnson also announced a review of how genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics are modernising.

Melanie Johnson said: "The Government is committed to improving the country's sexual health and tackling the rise of sexually transmitted infections.

"Sexual health services suffered from under-investment over many decades by different administrations. We've already ploughed in millions of pounds to support the sexual…

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