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As the new school year gets well underway, the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine which reduces the risk of cervical cancer is again being routinely offered to girls aged 12-13 years (Year 9) in...

To mark Alcohol Awareness Week (18–24 October), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the real cost of alcohol misuse to Northern Ireland. With the government spending review imminent, there...

The PHA has declared an outbreak of measles after occurrance of eight cases of the disease in Northern Ireland over the past few weeks. This is the second outbreak of measles here this year.

The first...

The PHA has welcomed the Ulster Museum as the latest member of its 'Breastfeeding welcome here' scheme.

The Ulster Museum is one of the four museums of the National Museums Northern Ireland which are...

On World Mental Health Day 2010, Sunday 10 October, the Public Health Agency acknowledges the challenges facing individuals, communities, voluntary, statutory and government organisations in tackling...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is warning parents about the importance of protecting their children against the serious infectious disease, measles, which can be life-threatening and spread to those...

The PHA is giving smokers 4,000 reasons to give up smoking for good with a mass media campaign highlighting the thousands of chemicals contained within every cigarette.

Gerry Bleakney, Lead for...

The PHA welcomes today's study by US researchers stating that babies are less likely to get flu if their mothers have had the vaccine during pregnancy.

The PHA publication, The flu vaccine and...

This press release details the launch of the seasonal flu vaccination campaign for 2010/11, in which the PHA is urging all those in ‘at risk’ groups, including pregnant women, to get their vaccine...