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Strokes claim the lives of 1,300 people in Northern Ireland every year. It is the third most common cause of death and the greatest cause of adult disability, so on World Stroke Day on 29 October the...

As the clocks go back this weekend, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to spring forward and get active in order to keep well over the winter months.

Colette Brolly, Health and Social...

An innovative programme in Lisburn is improving the long-term prospects of children, young people and families living in deprived areas of the city.

The Early Intervention Lisburn Project was first...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is warning that the misuse of any drugs which have not been prescribed to you can result in death or permanent damage to your health.

The PHA is stressing that users can...

Professionals at the front line of delivering healthcare in Northern Ireland, including those working in dietetics, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, are at the heart of modernising services to...

The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) early flu vaccine uptake figures show that rates are high among the first two groups of children who are eligible to receive the vaccine this year.

The programme has...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is today launching a new resource pack designed to assist schools to deliver a healthy break scheme.

All primary schools across Northern Ireland will receive a resource...

Jon Darpón Sierra, Basque Government Minister for Health visited the TF3 Telemonitoring NI centre in Holywood to see first-hand the fantastic support being offered to people who live with long-term...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) will today [Wednesday 16 October] reveal the findings from its public attitudes research on organ donation and transplantation in Northern Ireland.

Dr Eddie Rooney, Chief...

As the winter months are approaching, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is using Global Handwashing Day on 15 October to remind people of the need to maintain good hand hygiene. This will help to reduce...

Today marks this year’s World Mental Health Day, which aims to raise public awareness about the wide range of mental health issues which people experience. While there remains an element of taboo...