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50 tips for safe and happy travel

HEALTH

THE EXPERT

The Travel Doctor’s Dr Deb Mills, one of the leading travel healthcare providers in Australia, and spokesperson for the Travel Medicine Alliance, an Australia-wide network of travel medicine doctors

THE QUOTE

“Australians live in a very clean and safe place with great public health infrastructure, and that can make us complacent and unaware,” she says. “But every country has its own set of local hazards. So don’t leave your good health to chance. Plan for this like you do for your flights.”

THE ADVICE

1. Go and see a travel medicine professional six weeks before departure to get necessary vaccines, and health advice. They’ll be absolutely up to date with what’s going on in destinations around the world and know exactly what you’ll need. Find a specialist travel doctor through the website travelmedicine.com.au.

2. Carry a traveller’s medical kit with a letter of authority to carry these medications through customs. It should include items such as plasters, anti-diarrhoea medication, throat lozenges, Paracetamol, pills for motion sickness, anti-malarials if necessary, an antibiotic and a thermometer to check your temperature.

3. Have a dental check if you have not had one in the past 12 months

4. Check your destination on the website smartraveller.gov.au for advice not only on political or crime problems, but also health risks such as Zika virus.

5. Read the fine print on the travel insurance brochure so you know what you are covered for and what you have to declare. For instance, some policies may pay to have you airlifted out in an extreme medical emergency; others may leave you in a local hospital for treatment.

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