Welcome to TravelHealth.co.uk, your ultimate guide for travel health advice and information. Whether you’re travelling for business or leisure, our website is packed with essential tips to help you prepare for international travel. Learn how to protect your health and prevent illnesses, including common travel-related diseases and tropical conditions. We offer detailed guides on necessary vaccinations and comprehensive reviews to help you select the best travel insurance for your needs.
Our advice is straightforward and practical, aimed at keeping you safe and healthy wherever your travels take you. However, it’s important to remember that our resources are for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Before travelling abroad or if you have specific health concerns, always consult with a healthcare professional such as a doctor, pharmacist, or travel clinic specialist.
Re-visit TravelHealth.co.uk regularly to ensure you stay well-informed and ready to enjoy a healthy, safe travel experience. Trust us to be your reliable partner in travel health planning, helping you travel with confidence and peace of mind.
Visit your GP or Local Travel Clinic
Recommendations change regularly. Advice might differ depending on you personal medical history, the destination you are travelling to, and your travel schedule. The information previously given to a relative or friend may be quite different from your requirements. Visit your travel clinic several weeks before you travel, to get the most current and relevant advice.
Travel Health Information
Health Advice
This section contains articles on a variety of topics relating general health and well-being while travelling abroad: Preventing Accidents, Deep Vein Thrombosis – DVT, Pregnancy, Safety in the Sun, Food and Drink in developing countries, Animal Contact, …
Coronavirus – COVID 19
Information about COVID-19 including advise on prevention of spread of the Coronavirus
Diseases
Here you will find information about a long list of tropical diseases, symptoms and how to prevent infection: Preventing Malaria, Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A, Zika Virus, Japanese Encephalitis, Tick Borne Encephalitis, Dengue Fever, …
Travel Insurance
We have provided links to a number of on-line insurance providers, including specialist providers of insurance to cover pre-existing health conditions.
In association with the ‘Know Before You Go’ Campaign, we are working with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) to do all that we can to help British travellers stay safe overseas. Before you go overseas, check out the FCO website at www.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo. It is packed with essential advice and tips, and up-to-date country information.