About Health Protection
Health protection is “the prevention and control of infectious disease, environmental and radiation risks including the emergency response to major incidents and health threats”.
HSE National Health Protection Office
HSE’s National Health Protection Office provides strategic leadership to the delivery of an integrated, evidence-based national health protection service, working with regional, national and international partners. We work to prevent harm and protect all of our people, especially those more vulnerable to harm.
Through our National Health Security Team we work to protect Ireland from serious cross-border health threats, including the impact of climate change.
The HSE Health Protection Strategy 2022-2027 (document will open in a new window) outlines the priority actions to achieve the protection of the population of Ireland from all health protection hazards in collaboration with key stakeholders.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre provides information for the control and prevention of infectious diseases.
For more information please visit the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (hpsc.ie) website (page will open in a new window).
You can contact the HPSC by email to info@hpsc.ie; or by phoning +353 1 876 5300
The National Immunisation Office
The National Immunisation Office supports the development and delivery of our national immunisation programmes and responses to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
For more information, please visit Immunisation - HSE.ie (page will open in a new window).
Contact details for the NIO are available on their Contact the National Immunisation Office - HSE.ie page (opens in new window)
Last updated on 04/07/2024
