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On World Kidney Day, everyone is encouraged to talk about their organ donation decision, and to consider living kidney donation
10 March 2022
More than 4,600 people, including nearly 100 children, are currently waiting for a kidney transplant across the UK, and in Northern Ireland that figure is around 78 people waiting for that lifesaving...
Ministers welcome Translink getting all-aboard the ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ scheme.
10 March 2022
Health Minister Robin Swann and Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon have welcomed the news that Translink has become the latest organisation to join the Public Health Agency’s (PHA)...
New pharmacy campaign promotes healthier choices
08 March 2022
A new campaign that encourages adults to make healthy changes to their diet has been launched in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland as part of the Living Well service.
‘Making healthier...
Make March your month to quit smoking
24 February 2022
No Smoking Month is just around the corner and the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are urging people to ‘Make March Your Month to Quit’.
Colette Rogers, Strategic Lead...
Important advice to pregnant women during lambing season
15 December 2021
With spring just around the corner 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 who are, or...
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trialled in Northern Ireland has been approved for use
11 February 2022
Nuvaxovid, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, has been given regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It becomes the fifth COVID-19 vaccine...
HSBC UK latest organisation to join the ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ initiative
10 February 2022
HSBC UK has become the newest member of the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ scheme, highlighting their commitment to supporting breastfeeding mums. The scheme is an...
