Four research fellowships, awarded by Health and Social Care Research and Development (HSC R&D) Division at the Public Health Agency (PHA), will improve understanding, approaches and ultimately outcomes for patients in specific areas of head and neck cancer; breast cancer; the effect of antibiotic use in some hospital acquired infections; and end of life care in the intensive care unit.

After much anticipation and excitement, the Westfield Health British Transplant Games are finally here. With events beginning on Thursday 4 August, the Public Health Agency (PHA) would like to take the opportunity to welcome all the athletes to Belfast and wish them all the very best in the upcoming sporting events.

Evidence shows breast screening is the most reliable way of detecting early breast cancer at a stage when treatment is usually simpler and more successful, therefore reducing deaths. Breast cancer treatment is most effective when the cancer is detected at an early stage – 97% of women diagnosed through screening survive at least five years compared to 84% for all breast cancer patients.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) will be joining the Belfast Pride celebrations in Custom House Square this Saturday (30 July), where information on health and wellbeing issues that affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGB&T) people in Northern Ireland will also be provided. The PHA was set up to promote and enhance the factors that influence good health and wellbeing, and to reduce the avoidable and unjust differences in health experienced by the best and the worst-off in our society.

An award-winning public health information film, Closet Full of Lies, gets its premiere at the launch of this year’s Belfast Pride in the Europa Hotel on 23 July. The short film, produced by young Derry man Shay O’Donnell, gives a glimpse into the life of a man struggling with issues related to his sexuality. Closet Full of Lies won 1st prize for ‘Best Moving Image’ in the Public Health Agency (PHA) Western Investing for Health (WIFH) Partnership Student Media Awards, held in the North West Regional College last March.

**Press release produced by 1visionpr on behalf of TSUK** The local organising committee of the Westfield Health British Transplant Games welcomes the Transplant Games Torch to Belfast to kick-start this year’s events with the support of proud sponsor Belfast City Airport and transplant athletes.