DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGIES FOR MARITIME TRADE AND TRAVEL

Abstract

The worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has garnered significant attention to the issue of travel safety.Cruise travel is gaining popularity, with around 35 million people carried annually on cruise ships globally.Ensuring the well-being of cruise passengers during their journey is paramount for both the business and worldwide overall wellness.This study sought to examine the issues and potential in travel health through the lens of Health Security (HS) worldwide.A worldwide governance structure encompassing challenges, principles, instruments, rules, and stakeholders pertinent to travel healthcare was employed to examine the associated difficulties.By April 2020, about thirty cruise ship journeys had documented COVID-19 incidents.The Diamond Princess, Grand Princess, and Ruby Princess cruise ships reported over 1500 COVID-19 cases and more than 35 fatalities.A shared vision for traveling healthcare is this domain's fundamental principle of global HS management.Global travel legislation, notably the International Health Regulations (IHR), the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the agreements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), require future updates to address travel HS issues.Various stakeholders’ roles, duties, and collaborative procedures regarding public HS crises are ambiguous.Travel healthcare surpasses national boundaries and encompasses multiple stakeholders, necessitating global collaboration and oversight. International and national laws and regulations are necessary to avert extensive humanitarian crises related to travel healthcare.Multilateral oversight, cooperation, and alliances among legislatures, government agencies, nonprofit groups, and the tourism sector are essential to establish an improved shared destiny for travel wellbeing.