{"id":897,"date":"2022-03-21T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:11:41","slug":"travel-advice-online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/travel-advice-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Advice Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile headingblockmargin gowide has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/travel-clinic-small.png\" alt=\"NHS Lothian Travel Clinics\" class=\"wp-image-508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/travel-clinic-small.png 350w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/travel-clinic-small-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading colourtext\" id=\"travel-advice-online\">Travel Advice Online.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The past 20 years have seen a huge increase in global tourist travel for holiday, business, visiting friends and relatives and volunteering in remote areas of developing countries or as aid workers responding to natural disaster situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you consult a travel medicine specialist you can get basic information about your destination country, any vaccines required or recommended, malaria and health information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to look at this online advice first before booking a travel appointment with us.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-897_494868-74 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-897_494868-74 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-897_494868-74\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/other.jpg\" alt=\"Polaroid Photos\" class=\"wp-image-904 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/other.jpg 789w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/other-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/03\/other-768x920.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gowide has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:15px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top paranormal is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center colourtextbold\" id=\"the-travel-health-pro-website\">The Travel Health Pro Website.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/travelhealthpro.org.uk\/countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaTHNaC &#8211; Country List (travelhealthpro.org.uk)<\/a>&nbsp;website will allow you to search for risks specific to your destination and give info on disease prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>For example if you are travelling to South Africa you can select \u201cSouth Africa\u201d from the destinations, then click \u201cVaccinations\u201d&nbsp;to check out vaccine recommendations.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as informing which vaccinations courses or boosters are usually advised for all people travelling to South Africa,&nbsp;travel health pro&nbsp;informs when to consider additional vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccines recommended for all &#8211; Vaccines for life in the UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccines recommended for most travellers &#8211; Hepatitis A and Diphtheria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However there are vaccines to consider \u2013 if someone is travelling to areas of poor sanitation, they may consider Hepatitis A or Typhoid. If they are unable to receive prompt, good quality medical attention in event of an incident they may consider Rabies or Tetanus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"specific-health-risks-1\">Specific Health Risks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information on specific health risks can be explored within the&nbsp;travel health pro&nbsp;countries page. If a traveller is pregnant, is immunocompromised, elderly or has specific questions they many wish to seek face to face or telephone advice for additional information, but&nbsp;travel health pro&nbsp;is an excellent starting point for those who may wish to find out more about their trip risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-travel-advice-sheet\">General Travel Advice Sheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most travellers will benefit from generalised travel health advice such as food and water hygiene and what repellents to use for mosquito bite avoidance &#8211; this basic advice sheet will provide general health advice for many destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-27bb6203-8c74-41f5-a2ed-82540383d906\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/11\/Basic-Travel-Advice-2025.pdf\">Basic Travel Advice 2025<\/a><a 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