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Hospitality Ulster announces its support for the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) ‘Talking Really Helps’ campaign. 

A new campaign focusing on encouraging sun safe behaviours and raising awareness of the health impacts of over-exposure to UV radiation has been launched in community pharmacies across Northern...

From 1 April, all adults over 80 years of age are eligible for the RSV vaccination and will be invited by their GP practice to get it. 

With students returning home over Easter break, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting it as an opportunity to make them aware of the signs and symptoms of meningitis and to check that they...

A man who discovered he had a potentially life-threatening condition after he went for screening has urged other men who are eligible to get the check when they are invited. Tom Martin from Helen’s...

On World TB Day (Tuesday 24 March), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is raising awareness of the symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) as a greater recognition of the these can help prevent future cases. 

Regionally consistent guidance has been published to assist midwives, health visitors, school nurses and family nurses to identify and respond to incidents of domestic abuse. 

Following notification on 17 March 2026 of a probable case of meningitis in a pupil at a Belfast school, meningococcal disease has now been ruled out.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is aware of a probable case of bacterial meningitis in a pupil who attends a secondary school in Belfast. All appropriate public health actions have been completed.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is aware of the meningitis outbreak recently reported in South East England. The UKHSA is leading the response to the outbreak and there is no increased risk to the...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding anyone choosing to drink alcohol this St Patrick’s Day to plan ahead and make safer choices. Stephanie Hanlon, Regional Lead for Drugs and Alcohol at the...

This Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month [March], the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people to be aware of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.