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With over one in five 11 to 16 year olds in Northern Ireland reporting having used an e-cigarette, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is working with partners to produce information to support discussion...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has been made aware of a confirmed case of measles in a resident of the Republic of Ireland who travelled on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Dublin, which arrived on Saturday...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging pregnant women and the parents of young children to book an appointment for the pertussis vaccine to help protect their children after a significant rise in...

Residents of South Belfast came together to meet over 30 health and wellbeing organisations at a Public Health Agency (PHA) funded event hosted by Forward South Partnership.

The South Belfast...

Ahead of International HPV Awareness Day, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of both vaccination and cervical screening to help drive down rates of HPV-related cancers. 

With the first lambs appearing in the fields, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women about the risk of close contact with sheep during lambing season.

The PHA is advising women...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is emphasising the importance of getting the MMR vaccine as it confirmed that one case of measles has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland.

Close contacts have been...

This Sexual Health Week (12-18 February) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting that different types of contraception work for different people so ‘Take Your Pick’.