New medical group for shipping

New medical group for shipping    A new trade association was launched in London Monday to represent and promote the health and medical interests of the world's seafarers, port workers and cruise passengers and improve shipboard hygiene.
   The International Maritime Medical Association said it will look after the medical interests of those involved in the shipping industry worldwide and work to lobby politicians and regulators who influence the sector.
   Michael van Hall, president of Gezellig Inc., and formerly president of van Hall Health Inc. and managing director maritime sector at Health Systems International, Indiana, has been elected as the association's first president. The non-profit will operate out of the Baltic Exchange in London.