Travel Medicine

Different countries in the world have different threats to health; including infectious diseases, sanitation issues, safety of food and water supplies and also threats with taking part in certain activities like climbing to high altitudes. You should aim to have your online consultation with QuickDoc at least 4 weeks before your departure date to ensure you receive your prescription travel medication in time.

The most common illness affecting travellers is that of travellers’ diarrhoea, it usually occurs when visiting countries with a different level of sanitation to which you are used to. International travellers going to areas with local malaria transmission are at higher risk of malaria infection due to their lack of immunity, although the risk can be drastically reduced by taking malaria prophylaxis (prevention) medication and following protection guidelines such as using insect repellent, covering exposed skin and sleeping inside a mosquito net.

Between 43 - 79% of international travellers report developing a travel-related illness.

QuickDoc offers a variety of prescriptions for travel medications. These include various types of anti-malarials, antibiotics for travellers’ diarrhoea, Dukoral® (a drinkable vaccine for cholera and E.Coli), antibiotics for other infections such as respiratory tract, ear infections and skin infections and medications for altitude sickness (for those tackling those high peaks on expeditions).