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The first annual meeting of the European hepatitis B and C surveillance network takes place on 23-24 March 2011. Since 2009, ECDC has worked on preparing the enhanced surveillance of hepatitis B and C at EU/EEA level by establishing a network for hepatitis B and C surveillance and by carrying out a survey on prevention and surveillance activities in the Member States.

​The 6th Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses network (FWD-Net) meeting focused on strengthening EU surveillance and response capacity as well as on hepatitis A as an emerging foodborne disease in the EU.

The International Liver Congress focused i.a. on PGC on Viral Hepatitis

​World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.

2014, the topic of the conference was HIV and Viral Hepatitis: Challenges of Timely Testing and Care, and the main objectives were to provide the fields of HIV and viral hepatitis with the opportunity to learn from each other and to reflect on their experiences.

ECDCs expert consultation supported enhanced detection and investigation of hepatitis A foodborne outbreaks in the EU.

On t​he third meeting of the Hepatitis B and C Network national focal points and experts discussed the enhanced surveillance programme for hepatitis B and C across Europe and explored ways of improving it.

​The aims of the meeting were to enable sharing of experiences and good practices between member states, review ECDC’s current programme of work and to help determine future priorities for surveillance, prevention and control of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) across Europe.

​​The aims of the first ECDC expert consultation meeting on sex workers were to agree on the main areas of public health action in the European Union.

​​World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.