National Health Protection Office

Our Team

The NHPO senior management team comprises public health specialists, epidemiologists, and health protection experts dedicated to safeguarding the health of Ireland's population.

Dr Eamonn O'Moore

Director National Health Protection

HSE Public Health: Health Protection

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Dr Lucy Jessop

Consultant in Public Health Medicine - National Immunisations

National Immunisation Office

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Dr Toney Thomas

Director of Nursing - Health Protection

Graduate registered general nurse and midwife with multinational healthcare experience. MBA in Health Services Management, Doctorate (2016), Fellow of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery RCSI. National coordinator of Infection Prevention Society (2016-2019).

Dr Victor Aiyedun

Consultant in Public Health Medicine - Health Protection / National Clinical Lead for Surveillance

Appointed April 2024. Previously Regional Lead Consultant at UKHSA. Trained at West Midlands Deanery, educated at University of Wolverhampton, Birmingham, and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Interests include maternal and child health and vaccine-preventable diseases.

Ms Anne Marie Oglesby

General Manager, NHPO

Responsible for the operational management and strategic direction of the National Health Protection Office.