About NHPO
Protecting the people of Ireland from all-hazards and preventing harm from health threats
National Health Protection Office
About the NHPO
HSE's Public Health: Health Protection was created as part of the wider Public Health Reform Programme and launched as a national service with the first National Health Protection Strategy in October 2022.
The mission of the HSE Public Health: Health Protection is "To Protect and Prevent": to protect the people of Ireland from all-hazards and prevent harm from health threats, national and international.
We provide strategic health protection direction to HSE Public Health, working in collaboration with key partners nationally and internationally, on prevention, early identification, preparedness, and response to threats from all health protection hazards.
The National Health Protection Office is led by the Director of National Health Protection (DNHP), supported by a Senior Management Team including National Consultant Leads for Surveillance, Immunisation and Health Security.
Organisation and Leadership
Dr Eamonn O'Moore
Director National Health Protection
The National Health Protection Office includes/comprises the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the National Immunisation Office (NIO) with their individual senior management teams.
Our Operational Frameworks
National Health Protection Incident Response Plan
Health Protection Strategy
The Health Service Executive Health Protection Strategy 2022-2027 outlines the objectives and priority actions for public health to take, in collaboration with key stakeholders, to achieve the protection of the population of Ireland from all health protection hazards.
Below you will find a link to the HSE Health Protection Strategy 2022-2027 and the accompanying Context Paper developed as a briefing paper for strategy development committee and workshops.
