The National Immunisation Office is responsible for managing vaccine procurement and distribution, developing training and communication materials for the public and health professionals of all National Immunisation Programmes in line with Department of Health Immunisation Policy.
All information on Immunisation is evidence based and reviewed by a panel of immunisation experts from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland National Immunisation Advisory Committee (you will be directed to the RCPI website) to ensure it is scientifically accurate and is based on the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland. The information on these pages is monitored and updated by a team of public health doctors who are members of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland National Immunisation Advisory Committee (you will be directed to the RCPI website) and staff from the National Immunisation Office.
All those involved in the content of this site are employed by the HSE and do not receive funding from any external source.
The National Immunisation Office website was assessed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and passed their 'credibility and good information practices criteria'. It is included in the WHO's list of vaccine safety websites. (you will be directed to the WHO website)
The National Immunisation Office is entirely government funded and receives no funding from any external commercial source.
Mission Statement
Immunisations are second only to clean water as the most cost effective health intervention saving millions of lives world wide each year.
The National Immunisation Office mission is to
- manage vaccine procurement and distribution
- develop training and communication materials for the public and health professionals
- support SIS and progressing NIIS
- work with key stakeholders and support healthcare providers to provide patient centred immunisation programmes to maximise uptake and prevent outbreaks of vaccine preventable disease.
The NIO is committed to incorporating quality in all its activities. It provides strategic direction in support of best practice, timely, equitable and standardised delivery of all publicly funded immunisation programmes.
National Immunisation Office Staff:
- Dr Lucy Jessop, MB BChir Camb. Director of the National Immunisation Office is a Consultant in Public Health Medicine - National Immunisation Lead and is responsible for the coordination of all national immunisation programmes
- Dr Chantal Migone MB, MRCGP, MPH, FFPHMI. Consultant in Public Health Medicine is responsible for providing clinical advice and guidance to immunisation programmes and supports the coordination of national immunisation programmes.
- Dr Tom Barrett, MB Dch MRCOG. Senior Medical Officer is responsible for the development of protocols and guidelines for the schools immunisation programme
- Mr Muthu Saba, Assistant Director of Nursing
- Dr Christine White, PhD, BSc (Hons), HDip Medical Science, PGDip Stat, Prof Cert Biostatistics, Senior Epidemiologist
- Dr Treasa Kelleher MB BCh BAO, MICGP, MPH, MFPHMI. Specialist in Public Health Medicine is responsible for providing clinical advice and guidance to immunisation programmes and supports the coordination of national immunisation programmes.
- Dr Louise Lyons Mehl, MB BCh BAO, MICGP. Senior Medical Officer
- Ms Áine Meehan, Assistant Director of Nursing. RGN, RCN.
- Dr Aparna Keegan, MBChB, MSc (Global Health), MFPH. Consultant in Public Health Medicine is responsible for providing clinical advice and guidance to immunisation programmes and supports the coordination of national immunisation programmes
- Dr Eimear Hayes, Senior Medical Officer
- Dr Alice Quinn, MB BCh BAO, MRCGP, MFOM, AFOM, Adv. Diploma Occ. Medicine. Senior Medical Officer
- Mr Séamus Leonard, MScHI HDipDA RGN, General Manager ICT
- Ms Oluwafunmibi Adio-Yinusa, BSc Public Health, MPH International Health, Diploma Data Analytics, Data Quality Officer, Responsible for providing data quality support to the National Immunisation Office
- Mr Abhilash J Antony, MSc. Data Science, B.Eng, Data Analyst
- Ms Trisha Connor, Executive Officer, Business & Administration Support
- Mr Ciaran Duignan, HDip in Science in Computing, ICT System Support for the National Immunisation Office
- Mr Peter Darcy, Data Quality Officer, ICT System Support for the National Immunisation Office
- Ms Lorraine Hughes, Information Governance Manager, with a primary focus to lead, manage, and audit the National Immunisation Office’s, Information Governance, Data Protection and Data Quality function
- Ms Sylwia Janiec, M.Ed, HDip, BA (Hons) in Counselling, Data Quality Officer, Data Quality & ICT System Support for the National Immunisation Office
- Ms Brenda Kane, BA MA Crim. IPMA, senior project manager for the NIO ICT team, providing support to the NIO ICT & vaccination programme teams
- Ms Vicky McKenna, National Administrator for the Schools Immunisation System (SIS)
- Mr Tich Matsweru, LLB; PGCert; MBA; Grad/ICSA; Prof Cert Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Responsible for data quality support to the National Immunisation Office
- Ms Aishwarya Vivek Kumar, ICT System Support for the National Immunisation Office
- Mr Mukesh Patil, MSc. Data Analytics, Data Analyst for the NIO
- Ms Cliona Kiersey, BSc Pharm MPSI Ms Co MSc (Pharm Med). Chief Pharmacist is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the National Cold Chain Delivery Service including vaccine procurement and contract management
- Mr Achal Gupta, B Pharm MPSI, MSc Healthcare Management. Chief II Pharmacist
- Ms Leah Gaughan, BSc Pharm, M Pharm, MPSI, MSc (Hospital Pharmacy). Senior Pharmacist
- Ms Cora Kerrigan, BSc (Pharm), MPSI. Senior Pharmacist
- Ms Yvonne Morrissey, PgDp Digital Marketing, BSc Public Health and Health Promotion, Prince 2 Practitioner, Business Project Manager, manages the communications team and project management team
- Ms Anita Ghafoor-Butt, MRPII. BSc (Hons) Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Health education & Health Promotion. Certificate in Strategic Communications for Public Sector & Diploma in Digital Marketing, Public Relations Institute Ireland (PRII). Communications Manager, responsible to lead the Communications team to ensure consistent voice, tone and brand across the NIO.
- Ms Mary Fleming, Business Support, supports the NIO in the management and development of communications materials for national immunisation programmes.
- Ms Mary Dowling, MSc Management of Operations, Business Manager is responsible for overseeing all business, procurement and financial aspects of the National Immunisation Office
- Ms Leanne Kane, Executive Assistant and Administrative support
- Ms Linda Slevin, Pharmacy Procurement Support
Organogram - National Immunisation Office SMT
Disclaimer
The information accessible through The Immunisation Website has been compiled from many sources that are not all controlled by the National Immunisation Office. While all reasonable care has been taken in the compilation and publication of the contents of this web site, the National Immunisation Office makes no representations or warranties, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy or suitability of the information or materials contained in this resource.
Access to and use of the information herein is entirely at the risk of the user. The National Immunisation Office shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, to the user or any other third party for any damage resulting from the use of the information contained or implied in the HSE Website.
The National Immunisation Office does not assume legal or other liability for any inaccuracy, mistake, mis-statement or any other error of whatsoever nature contained herein. The National Immunisation Office hereby formally disclaims liability in respect of such aforesaid matters.
The information contained within this site is of a condensed and general informational nature only and can change from time to time. It should not, by itself, be relied upon in determining legal rights or other decisions. Visitors to the site are advised to verify, by direct and live contact with the National Immunisation Office, any information on which they may wish to rely.
The National Immunisation Office has endeavoured to attribute copyright or other intellectual rights to the rightful owners where such course has been appropriate. Where any attribution has been missed or overlooked the National Immunisation Office, on being informed, will correct this omission.
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This page was updated on 2 January 2024
