Posts relating to PHE Priority 3: Protecting the country's health
Today PHE launches Antibiotic Guardian, a pledge campaign which forms a key part of the UK’s support for European Antibiotic Awareness Day and the wider fight against antibiotic resistance. This campaign matters because we have to stop the overuse and …
Public Health England has made a commitment to moving its web content to GOV.UK, the single website for all government, and NHS Choices. We have a legacy of 150 websites acquired from our predecessor bodies which will be transitioned over …
Monday was World Hepatitis Day, the annual awareness raising day coordinated by the World Hepatitis Alliance. Over 170 organisations who work in the field of viral hepatitis, representing every region of the world are involved, and our own Dr. Helen Harris …
The issues on my radar this month have been diverse as always, from our successful whooping cough vaccination programme in pregnant women to projects tackling unacceptable levels of TB or looking at antimicrobial resistance – one of the greatest threats …
This is the first in a new type of post we’ll be featuring on Public Health Matters. Routinely the Mythbuster will take aim at one of the myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions that surround public health. In doing so, we’ll take …
At the Academy Awards earlier this year, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for their respective portrayals of people living with HIV. I’m a scientist, not a film critic, but I couldn’t help but …
When most people think of Glastonbury they think of the great standbys that make the festival what it is: mud, rain, legendary music performances and of course Michael Eavis’ very impressive beard. Who would suspect that behind the fields of …
Tuberculosis (TB) is a vital public health problem facing England. Rates have stabilised over the past seven years, but the incidence of TB in England remains high compared to most other Western European countries. TB is transmitted from person to …
During June and July 2014 over 10,000 football fans from the UK are expected to travel to Brazil for the World Cup. This is more than five times the number originally predicted, with a large proportion more than likely travelling …
The past 25 years have seen more than 30 new or emerging infections identified around the world, including SARS, MERS, swine flu, hepatitis E and new variant CJD, with 75% of these infections considered to be zoonoses. Zoonoses are infections …
