Tag: maritime health

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) has cost the lives of more than 4,135,000 while confirmed cases exceed 192,500,000.

Belgium will boost its seafarers vaccination campaign at its major ports from July 26, using mobile medical vaccination teams to ships at berth to provide the vaccinations directly on board.

The World Health Organization has now named seafarers as transportation workers that should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.

The American P&I Club is further extending the validity PEME certificates to 1st September 2021, for seafarers originating from Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Philippines, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

Anyone can agree that 2020 wasn’t exactly what anyone could have predicted. COVID-19 brought many disruptions, but people found news to do their job, exercise and stay social.  A new in wellness has started – that’s for sure – as the importance of wellbeing has finally being accepted worldwide. However, what are the wellness trends that 2021 will focus on? 

The advantages of promoting positive mental health through organizational strategies go beyond simple compliance with health and safety requirements, resulting in vast improvements in both employee wellbeing and overall work efficiency.

Amid the evolving COVID-19 situation globally, MPA has enhanced its crew change requirements for cargo ships arriving at the port as of 9 July, in order to safeguard the wellbeing of seafarers and the population. 

Following a year and a half since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, seafarers face several challenges onboard amid the outbreak situation.

New Zealand's Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker says the Government is considering if "higher levels of compulsion" are necessary to ensure port workers get vaccinated.

As part of its crew health advice series, the UK P&I Club shared key points to watch with respect to hernias onboard. A hernia occurs when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall.