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27 November 2003
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Welcome to the Health Protection Agency website

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is a new national organisation for England and Wales, established on 1 April 2003. It is dedicated to protecting people’s health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiation hazards. It brings together the expertise of health and scientific professionals working in public health, communicable disease, emergency planning, infection control, laboratories, poisons, chemical, and radiation hazards.

For a full list of the organisations which have come together to form the Health Protection Agency
please click here.

 
Press Releases and Statements
   
03 Dec 03

Health Protection Agency issues reminder to holidaymakers over malaria

28 Nov 03

Health Protection Agency welcomes next step on road to independence

27 Nov 03

Health Protection Agency provides support for Greek Olympics

24 Nov 03

HIV transmission within the UK is increasing

05 Nov 03

Health Protection Agency encourages people to have their flu vaccine

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HPA Issues in the news
 
17 Dec 03

Infections Among Injecting Drug Users

12 Dec 03

Health Protection Agency response to Channel 5’s drama ‘Hear the Silence’

24 Nov 03

Tetanus in injecting drug users

01 Oct 03

HPA winter flu activity reporting starts

12 Sep 03

Reported SARS case in Singapore

06 Jun 03

Expert Advisory Group on SARS Minutes

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  Current Topics
 

World AIDS Day

MMR

Influenza

Tetanus

Injecting drug users

MRSA patient information leaflet

 

Events

 

Conference on the Public Health Implications of Chemical Environmental Hazards
02-03 December 2003

Annual Scientific Conference 13-15 September 2004

Full List of Events

   

Dedicated to protecting people's health

 
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