The International Maritime Health Association (IMHA) is committed to improving the health of seafarers through health protection, promotion, treatment, ethics-based research, and knowledge sharing. The IMHA aims to promote maritime safety, research, and coordination between stakeholders. Existing projects include international relations, a global membership, workshops on health topics, and working groups. The IMHA also partners with other organizations through memorandums of understanding to jointly address issues like HIV, piracy response, regional health programs, and improving seafarer welfare and information.

1. International Maritime Health Association
Dr. Suresh Idnani
President
IMHA

2. IMHA
• Association of professionals committed to
improve the health of seafarers.
• Health protection, promotion & treatment.
• Ethics, equity and evidence based research.
• Workshops, training, journal, newsletter and
symposia.

3. • IMHA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• Promote maritime safety
• Encouraging scientific research
• Promote exchange of ideas and results of research with
stakeholders.
• Assist with International coordination.
• Recognize action to safeguard SH rests with IMO, ILO,
WHO, Seafarers and Ship owners organizations.

4. • Promotion of seafarers career and welfare.
• Reducing the risk of accidents and ill health on
board.
• Treatment of occupational illnesses and accidents at
sea.
• Promote the development of quality international
medical services in consultation with stakeholders.
• Meeting passenger health needs

5. Existing Projects
• International Relations:
ILO, IMO, WHO, IST, ITF, ICSW, ICMA, IMEC
• Membership:
>250 members, >50 countries, Newsletter, IMH journal, Workshops,
Symposia, Conferences, International and National meetings
• Workshops:
Q/A, D&A, Infectious diseases, Ship medical chest, Telemedicine,
Mental health, Collating evidence-report
• Work Groups:
Medical Standards, QA in Maritime Health, Crew Nutrition
• Refeering research

6. Ongoing,New& Future Projects
• Telemedicine – ESA Project
• Handbook for Medical Examiners
• Scoping of project on prevention of occupational
accidents and injuries
• Global partnership on HIV in the maritime sector
• ICSW &IMHA bridging Seafarers Health & Welfare
• Future projects
• Mental Health with MPHRP
• Q/A in telemedicine, port medicine,repatriations,
• occupational health services.
• prevention of occupational accidents and injuries
• prevention of occupational diseases

7. Maritime Health &Seafarer’s Welfare-
How partnerships Work.
• IMHA & ICSW MoU to Bridge the Gap.
• Safeguarded and Improved,
• Quality information on Health aspects of SW.
• Expertise & Communications networks of I&I.
• Foster Investigation & solutions.
• Work Together to improve the life of the
Seafarer.
• Joint projects – beneficial & cost effective.

8. IMHA & ICSW Cooperation
• Global Partnership to address HIV in
Seafarers
• Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response
Programme
• Regional Work Programme
• Seafarers Health Information Programme
• IMHA ICMA Cooperation at Port ,National and
Regional level.

9. THANK YOU!