Communication of Public Health Events on Ships through the EU Common Ship Sanitation Database
oleh: Leonidas Kourentis, Miguel Dávila Cornejo, Eleni Christoforidou, Nikos Bitsolas, Lemonia Anagnostopoulos, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, The EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Partnership
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| Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2022-12-01 |
Deskripsi
The coordination of public health events related to ships presents a challenge to the port health authorities, and communication means and routes are not well established. The EU Common Ship Sanitation Database provides a platform for port-to-port communication of public health events on board ships. The last seven years of operation, 64 public health events were communicated through the system by port health authorities from seven EU countries. Although the usage of the platform has been appreciated, promoted, and legislated in several EU MSs, actions at the national and EU levels are needed to promote the use of the platform by all EU MS are necessary.