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The PHA, in conjunction with CEC, is hosting a webinar to promote awareness amongst healthcare professionals of the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination programme for pregnant women. Uptake of...

Over 450 people came together from across statutory, voluntary and community sectors yesterday to celebrate and share learnings from recent work to improve outcomes on infant mental health in Northern...

Catherine Bell and Wendy Dalzell from Derry/ Londonderry have opened up about being diagnosed with breast cancer after attending screening for the first time.

Wendy and Catherine were both invited to...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) recommends that everyone should consider taking a vitamin D supplement this autumn and winter to help keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy.

Winter is coming and so are the respiratory illnesses that circulate during this time of the year so the message from the Public Health Agency (PHA) is don’t let your protection fade and get your flu...

A new Living Well campaign – ‘Looking after your sexual health’ – has been launched in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland, helping to raise awareness of the importance of practising good...

On World Contraception Day (26 September), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people where they can access contraception, and find out more about the different types available, to help make...

This National Eye Health Week (23 – 29 September 2024), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of looking after your eyes through all stages of life, and this includes booking...

This Organ Donation Week (23 – 29 September) we are celebrating the fact that the NHS Organ Donor Register has been saving and transforming lives for 30 years through the gift of organ donation.

The...

As young people prepare to start university or college, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding those going for the first time to get the meningococcal vaccine if they didn’t receive it at school...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations have launched this year’s HSC mental health and emotional wellbeing campaign urging people to prioritise workplace mental...

During Urology Awareness Month (September) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people to be aware of the signs and symptoms of cancers relating to the urinary and reproductive systems...