The Southern District Health Board's own public health arm has now come out against the Ronald McDonald charity setting up a hospital house in Dunedin.
Last week, the Public Health Association caused a public outcry when its Otago-Southland branch urged the DHB to shun fast-food giant McDonald's.
Ronald McDonald House Charities is keen to discuss establishing a facility in the rebuilt Dunedin Hospital.
Many members of the public disagree with the public health advocates, including families who had stayed in Ronald McDonald houses in other centres.
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