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Table HSR-4. Total number of pharmacy-based needle and syringe programmes and number of syringes exchanged or distributed 2002-2005

Country	Region		2002 pharmacy NSPs	2002 syringes	Ref.	2003 pharmacy NSPs	2003 syringes	Ref.	2004 pharmacy NSPs	2004 syringes	Ref.	2005 pharmacy NSPs	2005 syringes	Ref.
Belgium	Flemish community				1	40					2		57,980
Belgium	French community	(1)		28,000	2	9	14,300	2	9	10,100	2	9	7,800	2
Denmark	National				2	108		2	108
Spain	National				2	946	1,680,881	2	2,485	865,010	2	2,310	741,017
France	National	(2)		5,200,000	14	18,000	5,598,000							2
Netherlands
Portugal	National	(3)	1,238	1,950,000	2	1,232	1,580,720	1	1,270	1,434,234	2	1,327	1,412,732	1
Slovenia
United Kingdom	England							2	1,639
United Kingdom	Northern Ireland		8	67,516	12	9	82,731	2, 12	9	86,056	10	9	85,801	12
United Kingdom	Scotland		111	1,471,350	8	134		2	116	1,746,421				2
United Kingdom	Wales		172	1,441,171	8	162								11

Notes:

Data for the United Kingdom (N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales) refer to the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) and are reported under the earlier calendar year.

Where data were not available, the table entry is left empty.

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

(1) Data on number of syringes in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 for Belgium (French community) are estimates.

(2) Data on number of syringes in 200 and 2003 for France are estimates.

(3) Data on number of syringes in 2002 for Portugal are estimates.

Sources:

Standard tables on 'Syringe availability' (ST 10), submitted by NFPs.

See references in Table HSR-0.