Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board
Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB)
The Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) is an international board of experts in viral hepatitis, active since 1992. Board members meet twice a year to discuss technical and country specific issues. These meetings provide a forum for experts to exchange ideas and to develop consensus guidelines on issues related to viral hepatitis prevention and control, all in line with WHO’s viral hepatitis elimination goals and focusing on the public health impact. Focus audiences are, in first instance, opinion leaders, policymakers, and health care professionals.
The Board has a permanent scientific secretariat, located at the Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) of the University of Antwerp.
Latest news
2024 June, Liver cancer inequalities in Europe and the role of viral hepatitis
ECDC/EC published a factsheet on liver cancer inequalities in Europe and the role of viral hepatitis. Read the full report here.
2024 May, New EDCD data show a persisting high burden of Hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA
Recent ECDC data show that despite progress in prevention and control efforts, the hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HBV and HCV) continue to pose significant public health challenges in the...
2024 February, VHPB endorses European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2024 – Last call for abstracts!
The VHPB endorses the European meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2024 - Treatment Strategies & Antiviral Drug Resistance (22-24 May 2024, Barcelona, Spain). Final call for abstract...
Meetings
Addressing Viral Hepatitis Among Europe’s Migrant and Refugee Population: lessons learnt and the way forward (26-27 March 2024, Antwerp, Belgium)
VHPB Technical meeting: Addressing Viral Hepatitis Among Europe’s Migrant and Refugee Population: lessons learnt and the way forward
The role of international organisations in the elimination of viral hepatitis in Europe – Achievements, challenges and the way forward (5-6 April 2023, Antwerp, Belgium)
The role of international organisations in the elimination of viral hepatitis in Europe – Achievements, challenges and the way forward
Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in the Balkan countries: Lessons Learnt and the way forward (27-28 October 2022, Skopje, North Macedonia)
Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in the Balkan countries: Lessons Learnt and the way forward
Our publications
Find out more about our newsletters, publications, project reports and reference lists of the VHPB Board Members.
