Travel medicine

Travel medicine deals with the preparation and arranging of travelling from a  medical standpoint. The transition into tropical medicine takes place when an assessment of the potential dangers is undertaken, following the return home from a foreign trip with acquired sicknesses. The most important factors of sound medical travel advice are:

For the traveller:

• State of health
• Vaccination status

At travel destination:

• Climatic conditions
• Hygienic conditions
• Inoculation stipulations

Type of trip:

• Type and length of trip

After the trip:

• Medical symptoms during or after the trip

• Maintaining the vaccination protection through renewed vaccinations

• Taking prophylactic measures above and beyond the required travel needs

The required vaccines are available at the surgery, so I am able to vaccinate you at short notice.

You will receive an internationally valid vaccination certificate