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The WHO intercountry training course on maritime occupational health, Gdynia, 1998
1Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Gdynia.
Abstract:
Following the ILO/WHO Consultation on Guidelines for Conducting Pre-sea and Periodic Medical Fitness Examinations for Seafarers (Geneva, 25-27 November 1987) held at the International Labour Office, this Course was conducted at the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine and the WHO Collaborating Centre there on 14-28 June 1998. The Lecturers were scientists and experts in this field of medicine working at the Institute, and also invited Guest Lecturers from Belgium, Germany, Italy and Sweden. The WHO Representative from Geneva (Dr. M.I.Mikheev, Chief, Occupational Health, WHO HQ) participated during the last 3 days of the Course, lectured on the role of WHO in the health protection of maritime workers, took part in the field visits, and distributed Course Certificates to participants. The invited ILO Representative was not able to come, but ILO sent to Gdynia ILO publications for distribution to participants, and also a paper entitled "The International Labour Organization and the Health of Seafarers and Fishermen", text of which is published in this issue of the Bulletin.
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