7 Dangerous Diseases/Disorders Seafarers Should Be Aware Of

7 Dangerous Diseases/Disorders Seafarers Should Be Aware Of

Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 30 May 2023 May 30, 2023
WHO’s annual assembly ends with agreement on funding, and array of health topicsWHO’s 76th health assembly closed today, having addressed a vast array of issues, including behavioural sciences; best buys for non-communicable diseases; diagnostics; disabilities; drowning prevention; emergency, critical and operative care; food micronutrients; indigenous health; infection prevention and control; maternal and child health; medical […]
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 29 May 2023 May 29, 2023
Landmark resolution for strengthening Indigenous Peoples’ health globallyThe World Health Assembly today approved an unprecedented resolution on the health of Indigenous Peoples, which requests the Director-General to develop a global action plan for the health of indigenous peoples and to present it to the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in 2026.Indigenous Peoples, although representing diverse population […]
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 27 May 2023 May 27, 2023
First global strategy on infection prevention and controlThe World Health Assembly agreed today on the first-ever global strategy on infection prevention and control (IPC), which builds on almost two decades of efforts led by WHO and partners. The strategy provides Member States with strategic directions to substantially reduce the ongoing risk of health care-associated infections […]

Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Virchow ST16 infections linked to the consumption of meat products containing chicken meat March 30, 2023
Since June 2017, a cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Virchow ST16 has been ongoing in five EU/EEA countries, the UK, and the US. A total of 210 cases have been reported. No deaths have been reported. A majority of cases have been linked to local restaurants serving kebab meat.
SARS-CoV-2 in animals: susceptibility of animal species, risk for animal and public health, monitoring, prevention and control February 28, 2023
The epidemiological situation of SARS-CoV-2 in humans and animals is continually evolving. To date, animal species known to transmit SARS-CoV-2 are American mink, raccoon dog, cat, ferret, hamster, house mouse, Egyptian fruit bat, deer mouse and white-tailed deer. Among farmed animals, American mink have the highest likelihood to become infected from humans or animals and […]
Outbreak of Shigella sonnei in the EU/EEA, the United Kingdom, and the United States among travellers returning from Cabo Verde February 17, 2023
An increased reporting of shigellosis cases, mainly caused by Shigella sonnei, among travellers returning from Cabo Verde has been ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) since September 2022. This outbreak evolved rapidly during November and December 2022.