Month: March 2022

Guest blog by Professor Kevin Fenton, London Regional Director of Public Health, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities After more than two years of the

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling small droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person. It mainly affects the lungs,

The impacts of climate change are already being seen around the world. The Earth is warming, rainfall patterns are changing, and sea levels are rising,

In June last year, UKHSA’s Real-time Syndromic Surveillance system detected a potential episode of thunderstorm asthma; an increase in people reporting asthma symptoms linked to

During British Science Week we’ve been looking at the diversity of work going on across UKHSA which serves to keep the public safe from established

The scientific capabilities and technologies at our health security laboratories, including those in our science campuses at Porton Down, Chilton and Colindale and our regional

Surveillance of COVID-19 Disease surveillance is one of UKHSA’s most essential functions. We ensure that we gather the right information at the right time –