TRAVEL MEDICINE

Travel medicine includes pre-travel consultation and evaluation, contingency planning during travel, and post-travel follow-up and care. Information is provided by the WHO that addresses health issues for travellers for each country as well as the specific health risks of air travel itself

As we enter a new era of “globalisation” we recognise the need for travel care and have created a facility to ensure the required protection and supervision is administered to the traveller.

Our objective is to prevent potential health problems that can occur in foreign environments. Our specialty lies in our wide range of vaccinations and procedures that extensively addresses various health issue in Travel Medicine.

> Anti-malaria tablets

> Chicken pox

> Cholera

> Hepatitis A (Adult & Children)

> Hepatitis B (Adult & Children)

> HPV (Human papillomavirus)

> Influenza

> Japanese encephalitis

> Meningitis

> MMR

> Rabies

> Tetanus and diphtheria

> Typhoid

> Yellow fever

ADVICE FOR TRAVELERS

Before your travel

• Make sure the vaccinations required for the destination country are up to date
• Pack your vaccination and medical records
• Take the quantity of drugs you need for your trip, and more if you suffer from a chronic illness in case your return is delayed
• Take your medical prescriptions; you may be asked for them at the border
• Always keep essential drugs or an emergency kit with you in your carry-on luggage; don’t check them in

During your travel

• Should you have a medical problem, consult a doctor before buying any medication
• Only buy medications through official retail channels
• When purchasing, check the integrity of the packaging, and any visible anomaly on the leaflet, blister pack or actual medicine

A very low-priced medicine may be a telltale sign of a counterfeit product

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TRAVEL

THIS IS A GUIDE ONLY  Advice will vary depending on destination, duration of travel, types of accommodation and what types of activities you take part in. You can use the below pre-travel assessment for travellers to discuss your requirement with your doctor. It not meant as an alternative to individual advice and should be used in conjunction with advice provided to you by a healthcare professional.

Beside the required/ recommendation vaccinations for your destination, WHO recommends that all travellers be up-to-date on their routine vaccination.

- Hepatitis B

- Haemophilus influenzae type b

- Human papillomavirus

- Influenza

- Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

- Pneumococcal disease

- Polio

- Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (DTaP,Td,Tdap)

- Tuberculosis