Minister Harris and Minister Byrne publish 2017 Annual Report of Tobacco Free Ireland Action Plan
Minister for Health Simon Harris and Minister of State at the Department of Health Catherine Byrne have welcomed the publication
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Biopharma industry’s latest price drops save €15m on Government’s medicines bill, says IPHA
Ireland’s research-based pharmaceutical industry is set to save the Government some €15 million on medicines by implementing price reductions for
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Pause in the use of Transvaginal Mesh Devices
The Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has announced that the Department’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Tom O’Connell has
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NUI Galway academic receives SFI-HRB-Wellcome Investigator Award
Professor Uri Frank from the Centre for Chromosome Biology at NUI Galway has received an Investigator Award through the SFI-HRB-Wellcome
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Minister Simon Harris announces Government approval to publish the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has announced the Government’s approval for the publication of the Health Service Executive (Governance)
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Irish Cancer Society welcomes UK recommendation to include boys in HPV vaccination programme and calls for same in Ireland
The Irish Cancer Society has welcomed the recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in the UK to
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Minister for Health launches new online information repository on medical cannabis
The Minister for Health Simon Harris has published a new online repository of information on medical cannabis on the Department
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New guideline launched to improve the quality and safety of treating Type 1 Diabetes
Minister for Health, Simon Harris has launched a new guideline aimed at improving the quality and safety of treating Type
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Taoiseach announces Executive Director of Sláintecare Programme Office and Chair of Advisory Council to lead health reform
Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and the Minister for Health, Simon Harris have announced the appointment of Ms Laura Magahy as Executive
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Government approval to publish the Children’s Health Bill 2018
Minister for Health, Simon Harris has announced the Government’s approval for the publication of the Children’s Health Bill 2018. The
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