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
European Code Against Cancer, 5th Edition
For the first time, dedicated efforts of viral hepatitis experts have ensured that besides vaccination for HBV, testing and treatment for HBV and HCV is inlcuded in the new edition of the European...
VHPB sends Letter to ACIP on the Importance of Timely Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination of Newborns
In recent months new members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have taken steps that could delay the hepatitis birth dose administration to 1 month in the United...
World Hepatitis Day 2025 – Watch our video
On WorldHepatitisDay, we spotlight a critical yet underrecognized cancer prevention opportunity: eliminating viral hepatitis to prevent cancer.🦠➡️🎗️ With liver cancer deaths rising by 70% in Europe...
Meetings
Viral hepatitis in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – Prevention and control of viral hepatitis as cancer prevention opportunities (27-28 March 2025, Antwerp, Belgium)
VHPB Technical meeting: Viral hepatitis in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – Prevention and control of viral hepatitis as cancer prevention opportunities
Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward (29-30 October 2024, Prague, Czech Republic)
VHPB Regional meeting: Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward
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
Our publications
Find out more about our newsletters and the publications of the VHPB Board Members.
