Table 1. European national preparedness plans for pandemic human influenza.
| Country | Date of plan | Length (pages) | Original language | Source | Websites | Documents |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic plan | Operational plan | Plan with elements of both | ||||||
| Austria | September 2005 | 76 | German | ECDC website (direct link) | http://www.bmgf.gv.at/cms/site/attachments/3/6/8/CH0019/CMS1126084167391/pandemieplanh3neu.pdf | – | – | Yes |
| Belgium | July 2006 | 52 | French | ECDC website (via MoH website) | http://www.influenza.be | – | – | Yes |
| Bulgaria | October 2006 | 100 | English | UNDG website (direct link) | http://www.undg.org/documents/7926-Bulgaria_National_Influenza_Plan.pdf | – | – | Yes |
| Cyprus | September 2005 | 96 + 11 (tabulated appendices) | Greek | ECDC website (via MoH website) | http://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/moh.nsf/All/4CCD90ECED95DD174225718800218F00?OpenDocument | – | – | Yes |
| Czech Republic | April 2004 | 53 | English | WHO web (direct link) | http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/nationalpandemic/en/index.html | – | – | Yes |
| Denmark | April 2006 | 57 + 97 (appendix) | Danish | ECDC website (via MoH website) | http://www.sst.dk/Forebyggelse/Sygdomsforebyggelse_og_vaccination/Smitsomme_sygd/Influenza/Pandemiberedskab.aspx?lang=da | – | Yes (appendix) | Yes |
| Estonia | March 2006 | 55 | Estonian | ECDC website (direct link) | http://www.sm.ee/est/HtmlPages/Sotsiaalministeeriumigripipandeemiaksvalmisolekuplaanaprill2006a/$file/Sotsiaalministeeriumi%20gripipandeemiaks%20valmisoleku%20plaan%20aprill%202006%20a.doc | – | – | Yes |
| Finland | 2006 | 202 | Finnish | WHO Regional Office for Europe Website (direct link) | http://www.euro.who.int/flu/related/20060822_1 (WHO web page) http://www.stm.fi/Resource.phx/publishing/documents/6425/index.htx (plan location) | – | – | Yes |
| France | January 2006 | 68 | French | ECDC website (direct link) | http://www.grippeaviaire.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Plan_pandemie_grippale_janvier_2006.pdf http://www.sante.gouv.fr/dossiers/grippe_aviaire/fiches_techniques.htm (Appendices, accessed 31/08/06) | – | Yes (appendices) | Yes |
| Germany | March 2005 | 90 (in 3 parts) | German | ECDC (via MoH website) | http://www.rki.de/cln_011/nn_879788/DE/Content/InfAZ/I/Influenza/Influenzapandemieplan.html | – | – | Yes |
| Greece | October 2005 | 44 | English | ECDC website (via MoH website) | http://www.keel.org.gr/keelpno/National_plan.pdf | – | – | Yes |
| Hungary | October 2005 | 22 | English | MoH website | http://www.eum.hu/index.php?akt_menu=2652&hir_reszlet=8 | – | – | Yes |
| Ireland | 2002 | 119 | English | Fluwiki (via MoH website) | http://www.fluwikie.com/pmwiki.php?n=Geographic.Ireland (Fluwiki web page) http://www.dohc.ie/publications/influenza_pandemic.html (MoH web page) | – | – | Yes |
| Italy | 2006 | 32 | English | ECDC (direct link) | http://www.ccm.ministerosalute.it/imgs/C_17_pubblicazioni_511_allegato.pdf | – | – | Yes |
| Latvia | October 2005 | 16 | Latvian | ECDC (direct link) | http://phoebe.vm.gov.lv/faili/gripa/info_20051018.pdf | – | – | Yes |
| Lithuania | September 2005 | 7 | English | ECDC (direct link) | http://www.vvspt.lt/aktai/gripas/2005%2009%2020%20GRIPO%20PLANO%20VERT.doc | – | – | Yes |
| Luxembourg | July 2006 | 24 (in 2 parts) | French | ECDC (via MoH website) | http://www.grippeaviaire.public.lu/ | – | Yes | – |
| Netherlands | October 2005 | 59 + 246 (appendices) | Dutch | WHO Regional Office for Europe Website (via MoH website) | http://www.euro.who.int/flu/related/20060822_1 (WHO web page) http://www.infectieziekten.info/index.php3?lokatie=http%3A//www.infectieziekten.info/protocol.php3%3Fpagid%3D142 (MoH web page) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Norway | February 2006 | 145 + appendices | Norwegian | Fluwiki (direct link) | http://www.fluwikie.com/pmwiki.php?n=Geographic.Norway | Yes | Yes | – |
| Poland | August 2005 | 80 | English | UNDG website (direct link) | http://www.undg.org/content.cfm?id=1575 | – | – | Yes |
| Portugal | January 2006 | 23 | Portuguese | ECDC (direct link) | http://www.dgs.pt/upload/membro.id/ficheiros/i007770.pdf | – | – | Yes |
| Romania | October 2005 | 23 | Romanian | MoH contacted in person | Not applicable (paper copy obtained) | – | – | Yes |
| Slovakia | November 2005 | 103 | English | ECDC (via MoH website) | http://www.health.gov.sk/redsys/rsi.nsf/0/D2869A65B5F83280C12570EC00517352?OpenDocument | – | – | Yes |
| Slovenia | July 2006 | 66 | Slovenian | Ministry of Health, Slovenia | Yes | |||
| Spain | May 2005 | 43 | English | ECDC (direct link) | http://www.msc.es/ciudadanos/enfLesiones/enfTransmisibles/docs/PlanGripeIngles.pdf | Yes | – | – |
| Sweden | November 2005 | 23 + 32 | Swedish | ECDC (via MoH website) | http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Publicerat/2005/8972/2005-130-7.htm http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Publicerat/2005/8660/2005-131-7.htm http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Publicerat/2005/8662/2005-130-2.htm | – | – | Yes |
| Switzerland | May 2006 | 249 (in 3 parts) | French | MoHweb | http://www.bag.admin.ch/influenza/01120/01134/index.html?lang=fr | Yes (parts 1 and 2) | Yes (part 3) | – |
| Turkey | June 2006 | 184 | English | ECDC (direct link) | http://www.grip.saglik.gov.tr/eng/index.html | – | – | Yes |
| United Kingdom | October 2005 | 177 | English | ECDC (direct link) | http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/12/17/44/04121744.pdf (Department of Health plan); http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/influenza/pandemic/documents/HPAPanFluContPlanSept06.pdf (UK Health Protection Agency Plan) | – | – | Yes |
MoH, Ministry of Health; ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; UNDG, United Nations Development Group.