International Maritime Health Association

The IMHA was founded on June 17, 1997, during the 4th ISMH in Oslo, Norway chaired by Mohammed Saeme, who was also its first president.

Based on friendships and discussions over thirty years during the International Maritime Symposia the MAHRE-Net was founded in Zoom meeting 3 Sep 2020 5pm CET by members of IMHA-Research as an independent, non-profit Network.

The aim is to improve and further develop the maritime health research and education based on the ideas and the work in IMHA-research, and recognized by the IMHA Board of Directors.

The background for MAHRE-Net origines from some similar research and educative initiatives like the International Maritime Health Surveillance Project 1997–2005.

[10] On the 12 Jan 2022, The International Diabetes and Hypertension Research Group[11][12] for fishers, seafarers and other transport workers was created in a Zoom conference by specialists in diabetes epidemiology, diabetology, occupational and maritime medicine and public health with participation from Greenland, Russia, Denmark, Spain, France, Panamá and The Filippines.