Table 1. Institutions in EU/EEA countries that participated in ECDC surveys on IIS implementation, 2016 (n = 27 countries/institutions).
Countries with respective institutions responding to the comprehensive survey (n = 16) | |
Belgium | Ministry of Social Affairs, Pubic Health and Environment, Scientific Institute for Public Health |
Denmark | Statens Serum Institut, Department of Epidemiology Research |
Finland | National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection |
Germany | Robert Koch Institute, Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
Hungary | National Center for Epidemiology, Department of Communicable Diseases Epidemiology |
Iceland | Centre for Health Security and Communicable Disease Control, Directorate of Health |
Ireland | National Immunisation Office, National Immunisation and Child health Information System |
Latvia | Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Infectious Diseases Risk Analysis and Prevention Department |
Malta | Ministry for Health, Department for Health Regulation – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention |
Netherlands | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Infectious Disease Control |
Norway | Public Health Institute, Norwegian Immunisation Registry |
Portugal | Department of Disease prevention and Health Promotion, Directorate General for Health (DGS) |
Romania | National Institute of Public Health, National Centre for Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control |
Spain | Ministry of health, Social Services and Equality, Immunization Programme |
Sweden | Public Health Agency, Unit for Vaccination Programs |
United Kingdom | Public Health England, Department of Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety |
Countries with respective institution responding to the brief survey (n = 9) | |
Austria | Austrian Federal Ministry of Health, Vaccines Department |
Bulgaria | Ministry of Health, National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases |
Croatia | Croatian Institute of Public Health, Immunisation Department |
Cyprus | Cyprus Ministry of Health, Directorate of Medical and Public Health Services |
Czech Republic | National Institute of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
Estonia | Public Health Administration, Health Protection Inspectorate |
France | French National Public Health Agency, Institute for Public Health Surveillance |
Greece | Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Department for Surveillance and Intervention |
Slovenia | National Institute of public Health, Centre for Communicable Diseases |
Countries with respective institution responding to the basic set of five questions after the survey deadline (n = 2) | |
Luxembourg | Ministry of health, Directorate of Health |
Slovakia | Public Health Authority, Department of Epidemiology |
IIS: Immunisation Information Systems; ECDC: European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; EU/EEA: European Union/European Economic Area.