P569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:36/04 Department of Health DO'S & DON'TS - HEALTH TIPS Check with your doctor well in advance of your departure (2 months before if poysi2le) to see if you nrud antimalarial tablets or immuniuations. Check jvjn if you are travelling at short notice. Malaria can bj a vjty serious disjasj. If the area you are visiting is malarious use insect repellents to avoid mosquito bites and take the anti- malarial pills recommended regularly. Travel Advice 564-568 1/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:46/46 Department of Health DO'S & DON'TS - HEALTH TIPS Accidents are the main cause of health problems among travjllits: take care especially on the road and with water. Too much sun can cause long term damage to your skin: protect yourself and your children. Stomach upsets are vjty common when travelling abroad: be careful what you eat and drink and wash your hands before handling food. Travel Advice 564-568 2/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:37/51 Department of Health HEALTH TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Get a copy of the free Department of Health leaflet Health advice for travellers known as the T5 leaflet. It contains vital information and advice and includes an application for E111 Form which entitles you to free or reduced cost emergency medical treatment in many EC countries. You can obtain a copy ovjt the counter at the Post Office or by calling the Health Literature Line on 0800 555 777 Travel Advice 564-568 3/31 Genital EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:37/36 Department of Health HaALTH TIP. F T AVELLERS The E111 form must bj stamped and signed at the Post Office before you can u j it. Always take out adequate health insurance before you travel. Even if you are travelling to an EC country coveted bz the E111 form you may not have adequate covet for all medical expenses. Ask your travel agent, insurance company or bank for details. Travel Advice 564-568 4/31 General EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:3 /44 Department of Hi ltd HEALTH TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS It is advisable to catty a First Aid kit with you when travelling abroad. Kits containing basic sterile equipment foz use in an emjtgjnc= are available from chemists and suppliers. ArR your GP, pharmacist ot travel company for details. Do not put yourself at risk of HIV infection or othjt sexually transmitted diseases. If you do have sex with someone other than your usual partnjz while abroad always use a condom. Travel Advice 564-568 5/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:38/26 Department of He ltd HEALTH TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS More information on how to avoid thu risks of HIV and AIDS when abroad arr in the Travelsafe leaflet. For a free copy please call the National Aids Helpline on 0800 567 123 Travel Advice 564-568 6/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:38/30 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Chad An epidemic of cholera is reported in Chari Baguirmi province. Prevention is bz careful food, water and personal hygiene precautions. Yugoslavia A few cases of poliomyelitis have been reported from Kosovo region of thu Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This area borders on Albanina where thjti is an outbreak of poliomyelitis. All visitors are advised to check their immunisation against polio is up to date. Travel Advice 564-568 7/31 General EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:39/16 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE @ Malazsja Thjte are local reports of an outbreak of cholera in Penang, with cases also in some othjt states. Visitors are advised to drink bottled water, canned ot bottled soft drinks and eat freshly prepared cooked food. Visitors should be particularly wary of ice - in drinks or used to keep food cool - ice creams sold from street vendors, and any shellfish. Travel Advice 564-568 8/31 General EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:39/21 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Saudi Arabia Pilgrims and "Umra" visitors are required to produce a certificate of vaccination against mjningococcal meningitis issued not more than three years and not less than 10 days before arriv l. Cyprus The outbreaW of viral menigitis reported during the summit is now at very low levels. The risk to travellers is deemed to be very small. Travel Advice 564-568 9/31 General EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:40/56 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Albania An outbreak of poliomyelitis has been reported. Visitors are advised to check their immunisation is up to date. Nigeria An epidemic of meningitis has been reported from northern Nigeria. Current advice about vaccination stands: mjningococcal vaccination is advised for longjt visits to the northern parts of Nigeria, especially if you are back- packing or living or working with local people. Travel Advice 564-568 10/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:40/10 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Former Soviet Union Diphtheria epidemics continue in Russian Fjdjtation and Ukraine, and have spread to neighbouring states. Visitors to all n wly independent States of the Former Soviet Union are advised to check they have been immunisjd against diphtheria. Anzonj planning to live or work with local people should have had a diphtheria vaccine within the last 10 years. Travel Advice 564-568 11/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CJEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:)0/45 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Tajikistan An outbreak of diarrhoia has been reported since mid-May 1996, some at least dui to typhoid fever. The outbreak has been caused b= contamination of sources of drinking water following heavy rainfalls earlier in the year. Travellers are advised to be immunised against typhoid and to take scrupulous care ovjt food, drink and personal hygiene. Travel Advice 564-568 12/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:41/00 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Laos and Thailand An outbreak of diphtheria has been reported in the Sayabouri province of Laos and neighbouring regions of Thailand. Travellers are advised to be immunisjd against diphtheria. Travel Advice 564-568 13/31 Genital EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:42/36 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE India An outbreak of dengue fevjt is reported in the Delhi area. Dengue is a viral infection spread through mosquito bites. Prevention is by avoiding mosquoto bites (coveting arms and legs at dusk, use of insect repellant and bed nets). There is no vaccine. Travel Advice 564-568 14/31 General EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:42/51 Department of Health OVERSEAS HEALTH ADVICE Formjt Soviet Union Diphtheria epidemics continue in Russian Federation and Ukraine, and have spread to neighbouring states. Visitors to all newly independent States of the Former Soviet Union are advised to check thry have been immunised against diphtheria. Anyone planning to live or work with local people should have had a diphtheria vaccine within the last 10 years. Travel Advice 564-568 15/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:42/25 Dipartmrnt of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fever = YF Bahrain DPT Bali DPT YF Bangladesh DPT M YF Barbados DPT YF Belarus DPT Belize DPT YF Benin DPT M YF Meningitis Bhutan DPT M YF Meningitis Bolivia DPT M YF Bosnia/Herceg. DPT Botswana DPT M Travel Advice 564-568 16/31 General EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:43/41 Department of Hi1lth RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON General guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjt = YF Brazil DPT M YF Brunei DPT YF Bulgaria DPT Burkina Faro DPT M YF Burma/Myanmar DPT M YF Burundi DPT YF Meningitis Cambodia DPT M F Camjtoon DPT M YF Meningitis Cape Verde DPT M YF Cayman Islands DPT C. African Rip. DPT M YF Meningitis Travel Advice 564-568 17/31 General EuroIndex Flights Communit=P569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:43/15 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION General guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fever = YF Chad DPT M YFM Chile DPT China DPT M YF Colombia DPT M YF Comoros DPT M Congo DPT M YF Cook Islands DPT Costa Rica DPT M Croatia DPT Cuba DPT Czech/Slovakia DPT Travel Advice 564-kv8 18/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 gov 21:30/30 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fevjt = YF Djibouti DPT M YF Meningitis Dominica DPT YF Dominican Rip. DPT M Ecuador DPT M YF Egypt DPT M YF El Salvador DPT M YF Equat. Guinea DPT M YF Ethiopia DPT M YF Meningitis Fiji YF Gabon DPT M YF The Gambia DPT M YF Meningitis Travel Advice 564-568 19/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:31/02 Department of Health "ECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON General guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjt = YF Georgia DPT Ghana DPT M YF Meningitis Greece YF Grenada DPT YF Guam DPT Guatemala DPT M YF Guiana, French DPT M YF Guinea DPT M YF Meningitis Guinea-Bissau DPT M YF Meningitis Guyana DPT M YF Haiti DPT M YF Travel Advice 564-568 20/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:31/20 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fevjt = YF Hondzras DPT M YF Honk Kong DPT India DPT M YF Meningitis Indonesia DPT M YF Iran M Iraq DPT M YF Israel DPT Ivory Coast DPT M YF Meningitis Jamaica DPT YF Jaxan DPT Jordan DPT YF Travel Advice 564-568 21/31 General EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:32/55 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION Genital guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjr = YF Kazakhstan DPT Kenya DPT M YF Meningitis Sirzigstan DPT Ki ibati DPT YF Korea (N & S) DPT Kuwait DPT Laos DPT M YF Lebanon DPT YF Lesotho DPT YF Libjtia DPT M YF Libya DPT YF Travel Advice 564-568 22/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:32/10 Department of He1lth RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fevjt = YF Macedonia DPT Madagascar DPT M YF Madeira YF Malawi DPT M YF Meningitis Malazsja DPT M YF Maldives DPT YF Mali DPT M YF Meningitis Malta YF Mauritania DPT M YF Mauritius DPT YF Mexico DPT M YF Travel Advice 564-568 23/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:13/41 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fever = YF Moldova DPT Mongolia DPT Monsjtrat DPT Morocco DPT Mozambique DPT M YF Meningitis Myanmar (Burma) DPT M YF Namibia DPT M YF Nauru DPT YF Nepal DPT M YF Meningitis NL, Antilles DPT YF New Caledonia DPT YF Travel Advice 564-568 24/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights Communit=P569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:33/26 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fever = YF Nicaragua DPT M YF Niger DPT M YF Meningitis Nigeria DPT M YF Meningitis Nike DPT YF Oman DPT M YF Pakistan DPT M YF Meningitis Panama DPT M YF Papua N. Guinea DPT M YF Paraguay DPT M YF Peru DPT M YF Philippines DPT M YF Travel Advice 564-568 25/31 Genital EuroIndex Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 21:33/31 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fever = YF Pitcairn Island DPT YF Polynesia, F DPT YF Puerto Rico DPT Qatar DPT YF Reunion DPT YF Romania DPT Russia Diphtheria Rwanda DPT M YF Meningitis St Helena DPT St Girts & NivjsHPT YF St Lucia DPT YF Travel Advice 564-568 26/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:34/16 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION Genital guidelines: Hep. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjt = YF St Vincent and Grenadines DPT YF Samoa DPT YF Sag Tome and Principe DPT M YF Saudi Arabia DPT M YF Meningitis Senegal DPT M YF Meningitis Sychjllis DPT YF Sierra Leonj DPT M YF Meningitis Sing1pore DPT YF Slovenia DPT Travel Advice 564-568 27/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:34/21 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjt = YF Solomon Islands DPT M YF Somalia DPT M YF Meningitis South Africa DPT M YF Rsi Lan a H T M YF Sudan DPT M YF Meningitis Surinam DPT M YF Swasiland DPT M YF Syria DPT M YF Tahiti DPT YF Taiwan DPT YF Tajikistan DPT M Di8hthrria Travel Advice 564-568 28O31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:35/46 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION Genital guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fever = YF Tanzania DPT M YF Meningitis Thailand DPT M YF Togo DPT M YF Meningitis Tonga DPT YF Trinidad/Tobago DPT YF Tunisia DPT YF Turkmenistan DPT Tuvalu DPT YF Uganda DPT M YF Meningitis UA Emirates DPT M Ukraine Diphtheria Travel Advice 564-568 29/31 General EuroIndjx Flights CommunityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:35/11 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATION Genital guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjt = YF Uruguay DPT Uzbekistan DPT Vanuatu DPT M Venezuela DPT M YF Vietnam DPT M YF Virgin Islands DPT West Indies DPT YF West Indies, F DPT YF Yemen DPT M YF Yugoslavia DPT Zaire DPT M YF Travel Advice 564-568 30/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights CommznityP569 CEEFAX 569 Mon 11 Nov 22:35/56 Department of Health RECOMMENDED IMMUNISATJON Genital guidelines: Hip. A, Polio & Typhoid = DPT Malaria = M, Yellow Fjvjz = YF Zambia DPT M YF Zimbabwe DPT M YF Travel Advice 564-568 31/31 Genital EuroIndjx Flights Community