FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin On the occasion of this year’s World Malaria Day—observed annually on April 25th to emphasize the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment in malaria prevention and control—Dr. Laura Benzonana (CEO of Health4Crew) and Mrs. Penelope Robotis (Chief HR & Recruitment Officer at IMEQ) discuss why prevention is crucial for people at sea, and why the maritime industry must shift its mindset to broaden our understanding of risk—not only from the disease itself, but also from the very interventions used to combat it. The most dangerous animal in the world is not what most would expect. It isn’t the shark, the snake, or any of the creatures typically associated with risk—it’s the mosquito. Responsible for over 600,000 deaths annually from malaria alone, it remains the most lethal creature on the planet [1]. For those working at sea, particularly in tropical regions, this threat is a very real occupational hazard. RelatedNews Pilbara Ports: Best practices for gangway related activities Liberia issues advisory highlighting hazards of fumigation using phosphide var jnews_module_21340797_0_6a04d64f44c1d = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21340797","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"458,1686,2468,2341","exclude_tag":"","exclude_vi