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Travel Health: Guide to Travel Health
Written by: Doctor Seb Kalwij
Warning: Travelling without reading this guide can seriously damage your health! This guide was written by travel health expert Doctor Seb Kalwij and covers the basic issues that you should know about before you travel.
Travel Health: Travelling with a Medical Condition
Written by: Lucy Kennedy
You've planned your route, bought your tickets and started applying for visas. Planning to go travelling can be time-consuming and sometimes stressful, and if you take regular medication for a pre-existing condition, you might have additional concerns about hitting the road. However, there's no need for sleepless nights - as long as you prepare well in advance.
Travel Health: Immunisations & Medication
Written by: Doctor Seb Kalwij
It is very important that you talk to a qualified health care professional in order to decide which vaccines and malaria tablets you need, but it is also useful to have a basic knowledge of some of the diseases that can be acquired overseas. Read this guide before commencing overseas travel and make sure you get the relevant vaccines.
Travel Health: Travellers Guide to Malaria
Written by: Rob Pineda
Malaria is nasty. You don't want to get it, we don't want you to get it, so we asked Rob Pineda (a Masters student with a special interest in parasitology) to explain it to us in words of one syllable. Please bear in mind though, that this is just a little light reading so that you go to your travel health assessment properly clued up. For detailed, in-depth professional advice on Malaria, please visit www.gapyear.com/malaria.
Travel Health: Female Travel - Health Advice
Written by: Doctor Seb Kalwij
Do anti-malarials effect the pill? What should you do if you get Thrush or Cystitis whilst travelling? Can you buy tampons & sanitary towels all over the world? When should you take the pill when crossing time-zones? This guide covers all this and more...
Travel Health: Staying Healthy on Your Travels
Written by: Doctor Seb Kalwij
In this guide, gapyear.com travel health expert Doctor Seb Kalwij runs through the most common ailments travellers experience, giving advice on how to reduce the risks of getting insect bites, motion & altitude sickness, STDs, food poisoning and more. This is important stuff, so be sure to read this before you go...
Travel Health: Sexual Health on Your Travels
Written by: Doctor Seb Kalwij
There is no combination more ideal for meeting a new partner; sun, beach, cheap alcohol and nothing else to worry about. Sexually Transmitted Infections are on the rise, not just amongst young people back home, but even more so amongst young travellers. Use protection, so there is nothing more to worry about in your pants than the sand.
The Importance of Malaria Awareness
Written by: Gapyear.com
Travellers need to know the facts... With travel to long-haul destinations becoming more accessible and last minute bookings to exotic places on the rise, UK travellers are increasingly at risk of contracting diseases such as malaria.
Travel Health: Travelling with Periods
Written by: Laura Croasdell
How do you cope without your home comforts? What should you do with 'it' when your off the beaten track? What will the locals think? This guide has been written by girls who have travelled and had some experiences that may help you on your adventures in the future, and may also put a smile on your face!
Travel Health: Before You Go
Written by: Doctor Seb Kalwij
The key to a successful and fulfilling experience during your time away - whether it is a short duration backpacking trip or a full year travelling taking in some conservation work - is preparation. It's impossible to prepare for all possible situations, but if you have all the basics in place it makes those tough situations seem a little easier to handle.
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