Hand washing to prevent infections at home or whilst travelling
How to prevent colds and seasonal flu at home or common infections whilst travelling. A recent Royal Pharmaceutical Society survey shows that 84% of British adults don’t wash their hands for long enough to clean [...]
Country yellow fever certificate requirement updates
World Health Organization (WHO) have recently published updates to the country yellow fever recommendations and certificate requirements in International Travel and Health. Yellow fever certificate requirements are no longer in place for the following countries/territories: [...]
Avoiding E Coli infections and Warning for all travellers had been to the Hurghada region of Egypt
Public Health England is issuing advice to people travelling to Egypt after a number of people, including children, have returned with a serious illness caused by E. coli infection. coli can cause an unpleasant diarrhoeal [...]
Cyclospora alert for travellers returning from Mexico, Dominican Republic and Indonesia
Since 2015, an increase in Cyclospora cases in travellers returning from Mexico has been reported every year. Reports of Cyclospora infections in United Kingdom (UK) travellers are being monitored by Public Health England, in collaboration [...]
Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and seasonal workers 2019 requirements
The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) have published their health requirements and recommendations for 2019 Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and seasonal workers. Travel Health Pro, the NHS sponsored travel site, have updated their [...]
Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 Jun 2019 On 11 June 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a case of Ebola virus disease in Uganda. This is the first confirmed case in Uganda to be identified during the Ebola outbreak [...]