This list of national public health agencies includes national level organizations responsible for
public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...
,
infectious disease
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable di ...
control, and
epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population.
It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evi ...
. Many are represented in the
International Association of National Public Health Institutes
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) is an international umbrella organization of national public health institutes (NPHIs), public health government agencies working to improve national disease prevention and ...
and discussed at
national public health institutes.
National public health agencies
Africa
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Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI; )
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Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS; )
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Institut National pour la Recherche Biomedicale (INRB; )
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Kenya Medical Research Institute
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(KEMRI; )
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National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD; )
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National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR; )
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the national public health institute for Nigeria. It is a federal government agency under the Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria), with its headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
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(NCDC; )
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Pasteur Institute of Algeria (Institut Pasteur d’Algérie, IPA; )
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Pasteur Institute of Morocco (Institut Pasteur du Maroc, IPM; )
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Zambia National Public Health Institute ()
Asia
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA; ), formerly Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC, ), is an organization under the South Korean Ministry of Welfare and Health that is responsible for the advancement of public ...
(KDCPA; )
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Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgi ...
(CDC; )
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National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control (; ), established on 13 May 2021
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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC; ) is an institution directly under the National Health Commission, based in Changping District, Beijing, China.
Established in 1983, it works to protect public health and safety ...
(CCDC; )
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Centre for Health Protection
The Centre for Health Protection is an agency under the Department of Health in Hong Kong responsible for disease prevention and control. CHP plays the same role and function as the Centers for Disease Control in the United States, and the ...
(CHP; )
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Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control And Research (IEDCR) () is a Bangladesh government research institute, under the Ministry of Health, responsible for researching epidemiological and communicable disease in Bangladesh as well as dis ...
(IEDCR; )
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National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC; )
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National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC; )
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Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health (DCD MOH; )
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National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID; )
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National Institute of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late ...
(NIH; )
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National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD; )
* National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID; )
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National Institute of Public Health (NIPH; )
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National Institute of Health of Thailand (Thai NIH; )
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National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE; )
Europe
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Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, GÖG; )
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Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia (CDPC; Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs, SPKC; )
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Center for Public Health (of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine) (TsHZ, Центр громадського здоров’я Міністерства охорони здоров’я України; )
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Danish Health Authority (SST; )
** Responsibility of handling epidemiology and epidemic outbreak is shared with the
Danish Patient Safety Authority and the
Governmental Serum Institute.
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Directorate of Health
The Directorate of Health ( Icelandic: ''Embætti landlæknis'') is an Icelandic government agency which principal role is to promote high-quality and safe health care for the people of Iceland, health promotion, and effective disease prevention ...
(Embætti landlæknis; )
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Federal Office of Public Health
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) is the Swiss federal government’s centre for public health and a part of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs.
In addition to developing national health policy, it also represents the inte ...
(FOPH; )
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Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL; )
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Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC; )
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Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII; )
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Higher Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) (ISS; )
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National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene (NIPH–NIH; )
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National Institute of Public Health, Prague (NIPH; Státní zdravotní ústav, SZÚ; )
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National Public Health Organization (NPHO, former
HCDCP; )
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Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ (NNK; )
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(RIVM; )
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Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI; )
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Public Health Agency of Sweden ()
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Robert Koch Institute
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention. It is located in Berlin and Wernigerode. As an upper federal agency, it is subordinate to the Federa ...
(RKI; )
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Santé publique France i.e. French National Public Health Agency ()
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Sciensano ()
* Public Health Authority (PHA; Úrad verejného zdravotníctva, ÚVZ; )
Russia
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United Kingdom
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UK Health Security Agency
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a government agency in the United Kingdom, responsible since April 2021 for England-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an execut ...
(UKHSA; )
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Public Health England
Public Health England (PHE) was an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care in England which began operating on 1 April 2013 to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Its formation came as ...
(PHE; )
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Public Health Wales
Public Health Wales (PHW; ) is an NHS Trust which was established on 1 October 2009 as part of a major restructuring of the health service in Wales. It aims to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in Wales.
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(PHW; )
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Public Health Agency (PHA; )
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Public Health Scotland (PHS; )
North America
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Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC; french: Agence de la santé publique du Canada, ASPC) is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness and response, and infectious and chronic dis ...
(PHAC; )
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National Institute for Research on Nutrition and Health (INCIENSA; )
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Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK; )
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Secretaría de Salud (SALUD; )
United States
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georg ...
(CDC; )
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Epidemic Intelligence Service
The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is a program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The modern EIS is a two-year, hands-on post-doctoral training program in epidemiology, with a focus on field work.
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U.S.-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project
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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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California Department of Public Health#Center for Infectious Disease (CID; )
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with various responsibilities related to public health within that state. It is headquartered in Boston and headed by Commissioner Monica ...
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control ()
South America
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Administración Nacional de Laboratorios Carlos Malbrán (ANLIS, Malbrán; )
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Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA; )
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Public Health Institute of Chile (ISP; )
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National Institute of Health (of Colombia)
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late 1 ...
(INS; )
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Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS; )
International NPHI related organizations and centers covering several countries
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a public health agency of the African Union to support the public health initiatives of member states and strengthen the capacity of their health institutions to deal with dis ...
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African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...
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Caribbean Public Health Agency
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is a regional public health agency headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago which was established by CARICOM leaders in July 2011 and began operation in 2013.
CARPHA combines the functions of five pre-exi ...
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CARICOM)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Central American Region (CDC-CAR; , , , , , )
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC; )
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Eurosurveillance
''Eurosurveillance'' (''Euro surveillance : bulletin Européen sur les maladies transmissibles'', "European communicable disease bulletin") is an open-access medical journal covering epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communi ...
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European programme for intervention epidemiology training The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) Fellowship provides training and practical experience in intervention epidemiology at the national centres for Public health surveillance, surveillance and control of communicable ...
(EPIET)
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ESCAIDE
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Health Threat Unit
The Health Threat Unit of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission), is responsible for terrorism surveillance and early warning of biological, chemical, and radiological threats within the European Union. ...
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level o ...
(WHO; )
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International Association of National Public Health Institutes
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) is an international umbrella organization of national public health institutes (NPHIs), public health government agencies working to improve national disease prevention and ...
(IANPHI)
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