7 Dangerous Diseases/Disorders Seafarers Should Be Aware Of

7 Dangerous Diseases/Disorders Seafarers Should Be Aware Of

18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF July 5, 2023
In response to high demand for the first-ever malaria vaccine, 12 countries in Africa will be allocated a total of 18 million doses of RTS,S/AS01 for the 2023–2025 periodMalaria Vaccine Implementation Programme countries Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will receive doses to continue vaccinations in pilot areasAllocations were also made for new introductions in Benin, Burkina […]
Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis – new UNICEF-WHO report July 5, 2023
Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in householdsGlobally, women are most likely to be responsible for fetching water for households, while girls are nearly twice as likely as boys […]
Sudan: top UN officials sound alarm at spike in violence against women and girls July 4, 2023
Senior United Nations officials today voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan – including conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls – since fighting erupted in the country more than 11 weeks ago.

Increase of reported diphtheria cases among migrants in Europe due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae, 2022 September 21, 2023
As of 26 September 2022, 92 cases of diphtheria among migrants have been reported by seven European countries for the year 2022.
Rapid Risk Assessment: Risk of Sudan virus to EU/EEA citizens considered very low September 21, 2023
Since the beginning of the outbreak declared on 20 September 2022 and as of 5 November 2022, Uganda has experienced 132 confirmed cases of Ebola disease (EBOD) caused by Sudan virus (SUDV), including 53 deaths and 61 recoveries across eight districts.
Monkeypox multi-country outbreak - second update September 21, 2023
Since early May, and as of 11 October 2022, 20 455 confirmed cases of monkeypox (MPX) have been reported from 29 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries, including four deaths. As of 30 September, MPX confirmed cases reported from EU/EEA countries represented almost one third (29.7%) of the cases reported to the World Health Organization […]