Health
Read the brochure and check the facts relating to health requirements and vaccinations.
Remember, travel agents and tour operators are not professionally qualified to give advice.
Always seek travel health advice from your GP who will normally check with the World Health Organisation advices.
Advice can be obtained from M.A.S.T.A. (Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad), or from the Travel Clinic at the London Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Get a supply of necessary or regular medicines from your GP.
Ensure that you have plenty of Re-hydration sachets and Anti-Gastric medicines!
Changes in food, temperature and climate can cause you to suffer from Travellers Diarrhoea, so don’t forget to pack some anti diarrhoeal medication.
Stock up with over the counter preparations from your chemist.
Use the HolidayTravelWatch Health Checklist before you go:
Check what vaccinations you need with your GP at least six weeks before you travel;
Check the advice at the Department of Health website.
Check if your medication is legal in the country you are visiting;
Pack your medication in your hand luggage;
If taking medication with you, also take the prescription and a GP’s letter;
If travelling within the EEA (European Economic Area) get an E111 from the Post Office. (Countries in the EEA (European Economic Area) are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK). Visit the Department of Health website for further details.
HTW has noted that amongst the submissions to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) it has been suggested that the symptoms highlighted by crew and passengers were akin to the condition of hyperventilation.
HTW has for many years received reports from concerned holiday makers or independent travellers as to the safety of their aircraft, ship or boat, train or road transport.
