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Category: <span>Commercial</span>

Navarino & VIKAND Partnership Provides Innovative Remote Maritime Health Care

Date: 11 May 2023 Navarino, the maritime sector’s pioneer in cutting-edge IT and mobile connectivity solutions, and VIKAND, the global maritime healthcare specialist, have announced their partnership to offer remote medical care and mental health support to the maritime industry. The partnership combines Navarino’s Infinity and high-speed satellite connectivity solutions with VIKAND’s OneHealth solution, a…

How Telemedicine Can Proactively Identify and Address Mental Health Onboard

From captains to cooks, fishermen to oil riggers, doctors to dancers, an estimated 1.9 million people worldwide work in diverse roles at sea. Seafaring, though, presents unique health challenges – and not just physical. While the importance of mental health care has become a more open conversation globally, it is imperative now more than ever…

VIKAND shortlisted for Crew Welfare Service Provider Award 2023

Date: 13 April 2023 VIKAND has been nominated for the 2023 Service Provider Award, which aims to reward any organization that delivered service which contributes towards improving crew welfare. The physical and mental health of seafarers has rightly taken more of a priority in recent years in shipping. Living and working onboard for months at…