Research Article

The Impact of Migrations on the Health Services for Rare Diseases in Europe: The Example of Haemoglobin Disorders

Table 3

Health policies which support services.

CountryNational register for Hb disordersHb disorders under national policy: chronic diseases Hb disorders under national policy: rare diseasesHb disorders under national policy: Blood diseasesNational policy for prevention

(1) AustriaNoNo
(2) BelgiumNoNoNoNoNo
(3) CyprusYesSpecial policyYes
(4) DenmarkNoNo NoNoNo
(5) FranceYesYesYes
(6) GermanyInitiatedSpecial policyNo
(7) GreeceYesSpecial policyYes
(8) ItalyYes (regional)Special policyYes
(9) The NetherlandsInitiatedNoNoNoYes
(10) SpainRegionalNoYesNoNo
(11) SwedenNoNoNoNoNo
(12) UKYesSpecial policyYes