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Latest news
02 March 2026
‘This is our health’ is a new public engagement programme led by the Department of Health, with support from the Public Health Agency and HSC partners.
27 February 2026
Ahead of International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day (Wednesday 4 March), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of both vaccination and cervical screening to help...
25 February 2026
No Smoking Month is fast approaching, and the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are encouraging smokers to ‘Make March Your Month to Quit’. In 2024/25, a total of 9,587...
Latest publications
20 March 2026
This Infant Mental Health Framework represents a commitment by the Public Health Agency, Health and Social Care Board and Trusts, as well as academic, research, voluntary and community organisations...
24 February 2026
The Department of Health (DOH), Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCTs) seek to promote a consistent approach to routine enquiry into domestic abuse, providing a...
23 February 2026
This leaflet is for children and adults born before January 2020 who are still eligible for the MMR vaccine. Those children born after can receive the MMRV for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella...
Featured content
Surveillance quarterly reports for C.difficile and S.aureus track the incidence, prevelence, and trends of these infections overtime within Northern Ireland.
The HPSA report provides an overview of selected surveillance metrics in the form of a situational awareness summary. Horizon scanning provides information on emerging situations that can impact public health including local, national and global events.
COVID-19 genomics weekly report. This report describes and monitors the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) variants in Northern Ireland.
About the Public Health Agency (PHA)
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary organisation dedicated to improving and protecting the health of the population. As part of the health and social care family, we work closely with the Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) of the Department of Health (DoH), local Health Trusts (HSC Trusts), the Business Services Organisation (BSO) and the Patient Client Council (PCC), and other partners to drive meaningful change across Northern Ireland.
Guided by our vision of a healthier Northern Ireland, our purpose is to protect and improve the health and social wellbeing of our population. We are committed to reducing health inequalities through leadership, partnership, and evidence-based practice.