Reducing malaria transmission at sea

The UK P&I Club has reminded the sector of the importance of malaria prevention, detection and treatment at sea. Sophia Bullard, crew health programme director at UK P&I Club, said: “Recently, UK P&I Club members reported two deaths and two cases of serious illness due to malaria. These cases arose despite the crew member being on medication to prevent the disease. It was later found that the crew members either did not have the correct medication for the countries they were travelling to, or they were unsure about the correct dose they should be taking.