Disease Control
Commons · Question 49377 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 May 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s health security against (a) malaria, (b) tuberculosis and (c) HIV/AIDS.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 May 2025
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) holds data on all malaria cases diagnosed in the United Kingdom by the Malaria Reference Laboratory (MRL) and Public Health Scotland. The MRL’s extensive service to users in the UK includes: malaria diagnosis; epidemi...