Table 1.

Reporting by Member States on the existence of a written national viral hepatitis strategy or plan

	World Health Organization European sub-region			Total
	West	Centre	East
	N = 18 (%)	N = 13 (%)	N = 13 (%)	N = 44 (%)
Existence of a written national strategy or plan that focuses exclusively or primarily on the prevention and control of viral hepatitis:
yes	5 (27.8)	3 (23.1)	5 (38.5)	13 (29.6)
no	13 (78.2)	10 (76.9)	8 (61.5)	31 (70.5)
If there is a strategy or plan, does it include a surveillance component?
	N = 5 (%)	N = 3 (%)	N = 5 (%)	N = 13 (%)
yes	5 (100)	3 (100)	4 (80.0)	12 (92.3)
no	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (20.0)	1 (7.7)
If there is a strategy or plan, is it exclusive for viral hepatitis or does it also address other diseases?
	N = 5 (%)	N = 3 (%)	N = 5 (%)	N = 13 (%)
exclusive for viral hepatitis	1 (20.0)	1 (33.3)	2 (40.0)	4 (30.8)
only for HBV	0 (0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0)	1 (7.7)
only for HCV	1 (20.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (7.7)
integrated with other diseases	3 (60.0)	1 (33.3)	3 (60.0)	7 (53.8)