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The Public Health Agency (PHA) has offered advice on how to reduce the spread of coronavirus within the home if you or someone in your household tests positive for COVID-19.

Dr Gerry Waldron, Head of...

In September 2019, the Department of Health published a new suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland known as Protect Life 2. The strategy includes specific actions which the Public Health...

During adverse weather many people can experience a range of situations associated with the extreme weather such as cold and freezing temperatures, no electricity or mains water and flooding. The...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to mindful of the COVID-19 guidance over mid-term break.

Dr Gerry Waldron, Head of Health Protection at the PHA, said: “After a very tough winter we...

Lady Mary Peters has received her COVID-19 vaccine from her local GP surgery as part of the Northern Ireland vaccination programme, and has urged others to get it too when called.

Getting the COVID-19...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is today, on World Cancer Day, highlighting the signs and symptoms of cancer and encouraging people to seek medical advice from their GP if they have concerns.

“The...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging 50-64 year olds who have not yet had the free FLU vaccine to get it soon.

The seasonal flu vaccination programme has been extended to include those over 50...

It is now clear that COVID-19 has a greater effect in older people, and those with underlying health conditions, but there are no treatments specifically available for use outside hospital settings...

New figures from the Public Health Agency (PHA) show that the Take Home Naloxone programme saw naloxone administered 180 times in 2019-20 and was successful in reversing an opiate overdose in over 91%...

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...