Adventure Travel Medical Advice

The following information is an excellent guide for Adventure Travelers.

You should visit a travel clinic well before your departure. The clinic will ensure that you receive the most current advice, as well as any vaccinations and medications that are necessary to avoid health problems while abroad. A list of travel clinics in your area can be obtained from Health Canada’s Travel Medicine Program at (613) 957-8739 or through the Internet (www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/ lcdc/osh/travel/clinic_e.html), or from the Canadian Society for International Health at (613) 241-5785.

If you have a pre-existing medical condition that could present a problem while you are travelling, it is wise to wear a MedicAlert® bracelet. Through the MedicAlert® Foundation, your vital medical facts become part of a database that can be accessed 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world. Call 1-800-668-1507 for membership information or visit the MedicAlert® Web site (www.medicalert.ca).

Please choose from the following sections:

Introduction
Your trip is unique...and so are you
Take Precautions
Getting Medical Advice

Canuck Abroad takes no responsibility for the information or accuracy contained in this section and suggest you go to: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/pubs/out_limb-en.asp
for the latest information.

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