Mohammed Saeme

Mohammed Saeme, MD. Ph.D. (born 9 December 1956), is an international expert on maritime health and founder of the International Maritime Health Association.^[1] He has founded various maritime health and wellness companies and is a medical adviser for major cruise lines.

Mohammed Saeme, MD. Ph.D.

Early life and career

Saeme was born in Fez, Morocco on December 9, 1956. He is married and is the father of two children. He studied in Morocco and was licensed as a medical doctor in 1981 and received his doctorate in 1983. He then resided in Oslo, Norway from 1983 to 1999, and became a Norwegian citizen in 1991. Saeme currently resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco, since 1999.

From 1983 to 1999, he practiced medicine in Norway, serving as a seaman's doctor. He was also a private general practitioner in Oslo as well as a part time emergency physician. In 1986, he started his involvement in the maritime industry when he became the ship doctor for the cruise ship Sea Goddess.

International Maritime Health

As an international expert in maritime health, Saeme has worked around the world, controlling health, hygiene and sanitation on-board commercial and passenger ships and oil platforms. He is also involved in the various organizations of the United Nations, serving as adviser and member to groups such as the World Health Organization, International Labor Organization and the International Maritime Organization. He has also participated in the preparation of new regulations on ship hygiene, sanitation, pharmacy, and minimum standards for cruise ship medical facilities, as well as the updating of the standards for pre-employment medical examinations for seafarers. In 1997, Saeme founded the International Maritime Health Organization,^[2] the only international association concerned exclusively on maritime health, and became its first president from 1997 to 2001. He has also served as consultant and adviser to various cruise lines such as Seabourn, Silversea Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Island Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, Windstar Cruises, Orion Expedition Cruises, and SeaLaunch.

Businesses

Over the years, Saeme has developed many successful businesses. In 1996, he established the Maritime Clinic for International Seafarers, Inc. in the Philippines,^[3] catering to pre-employment medical exam of seafarers. He also founded Universal Maritime Services, Inc.^[4] in 1998 at Nassau, Bahamas as a management company that provides consultation on medical facilities and staffing for cruise lines and shipping companies.

References

1. ^ International Maritime Health Association
2. ^ IMHA Structure
3. ^ Maritime Clinic for International Seafarers, Inc.
4. ^ Universal Maritime Services, Inc.

External links

• Maritime Clinic for International Seafarers, Inc.
• Universal Maritime Services, Inc.
• SAEMED, LTD.
• Wellness & Cruise
• Cruise Lines International Association
• 4th International Symposium on Maritime Health
• Expatriate Healthcare, Travel Insurance & Global Healthcare Conference - Speakers
• Cruise Ship & Maritime Medicine Section - Cruise Line Directory
• Smooth Sailing ~ Cruise Lines and Medical Tourism, a Budding Relationship

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