WHO Training on Ship Sanitation and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates was conducted for African, Europe and Americas Portuguese speaking countries, from 11 to 15 March and for Spanish speaking countries, 18 to 24 March, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013

The objective of these events was to train national port health experts on ship inspection and issuance of ship sanitation certificates, under the International Health Regulations framework, using a WHO Learning Programme. These events were conducted jointly with WHO Regional Offices and WHO Country Offices.