USA
Centers
for Disease
Control ,
1600 Clifton Rd
NE, Atlanta, GA
30333 (tel
404/639-3311;
www.cdc.gov
). Publishes
outbreak
warnings,
suggested
inoculations,
precautions and
other background
information for
travellers.
International
Association for
Medical
Assistance to
Travelers (
IAMAT ),
417 Center St,
Lewiston, NY
14092 (tel
716/754-4883;
www.sentex.net/~iamat
). A non-profit
organization
supported by
donations that
can provide a
list of
English-speaking
doctors in
Argentina, plus
climate charts
and leaflets on
various diseases
and
inoculations.
International
SOS Assistance
, PO Box 11568,
Philadelphia, PA
19116 (tel
1-800/523-8930;
www.intsos.com
). Members
receive pre-trip
medical referral
information, as
well as overseas
emergency
services
designed to
complement
travel insurance
coverage.
Travel
Medicine ,
369 Pleasant St,
Northampton, MA
01060 (tel
1-800/872-8633;
www.travmed.com
). Sells
first-aid kits,
mosquito
netting, water
filters and
other
health-related
travel products.
CANADA
Canadian
Society for
International
Health , 1
Nicholas St,
Suite 1105,
Ottawa, ON K1N
7B7 (tel
613/241-5785;
www.csih.org
). Distributes a
free pamphlet,
"Health
Information for
Canadian
Travellers",
containing an
extensive list
of travel health
centres in
Canada.
International
Association for
Medical
Assistance to
Travelers (
IAMAT ),
40 Regal Rd,
Guelph, ON N1K
1B5 (tel
519/836-0102). A
non-profit
organization
supported by
donations that
can provide a
list of
English-speaking
doctors in
Argentina, plus
climate charts
and leaflets on
various diseases
and
inoculations.
BRITAIN
British
Airways Travel
Clinic , 156
Regent St,
London W1 7RA
(tel 0207/439
9584). No
appointments
necessary. For
details of other
clinics
throughout the
country, call
01276/685040.
Hospital
for Tropical
Diseases ,
Mortimer Market
Centre, Capper
St, off
Tottenham Court
Rd, London WC1E
6AU (tel
0207/388 8989).
Travel clinic
for vaccinations
(including
yellow fever);
also stocks
various
first-aid items
and
anti-mosquito
creams and
devices. For
advice on
vaccinations and
disease
prevention, call
09061/337733.
Masta
( Medical
Advisory Service
for Travellers
Abroad )
(tel
0891/224100;
www.masta.org
). Efficient,
automated
service (calls
charged at 60p a
minute),
offering
tailor-made
written health
information on
your destination
by return of
post. Be sure to
speak clearly
though, or
you'll end up
with information
for Panama
instead of
Paraguay.
IRELAND
Travel
Medicine
Services ,
PO Box 254, 16
College St,
Belfast 1 (tel
01232/315 220).
Offers medical
advice before
you take your
trip and medical
help afterwards
in the event of
a tropical
disease.
Tropical
Medical Bureau
, Grafton St
Medical Centre,
34 Grafton St,
Dublin 2 (tel
01/671 9200);
Dun Laoghaire
Medical Centre,
5 Northumberland
Ave, Dun
Laoghaire, Co.
Dublin (tel
01/280 4996, fax
280 5603; email;
www.iol.ie/-tmb/
). Offers
medical advice
before you make
your trip and
medical help
afterwards in
the event of a
tropical
disease.
AUSTRALIA
AND NEW ZEALAND
www.tmvc.com.au
has a
comprehensive
list of
Travellers
Medical and
Vaccination
Centres
throughout
Australia, New
Zealand and
Southeast Asia,
plus general
information on
travel health.
Addresses and
telephone
numbers for key
centres are:
Adelaide
27-29 Gilbert
Place (tel
08/8212 7522).
Auckland
1/170 Queen St
(tel 09/373
3531).
Brisbane
6/247 Adelaide
St, Brisbane
(tel 07/3221
9066).
Canberra
Mezzanine Level,
City Walk
Arcade, 2 Mort
St (tel 02/6257
7156).
Christchurch
147 Armagh St
(tel 03/379
4000).
Darwin
5 Westralia St
(tel 08/8981
2907).
Hobart
270 Sandy Bay
Rd, Sandy Bay
(tel 03/6223
7577).
Melbourne
2/393 Little
Bourke St (tel
03/9602 5788).
Perth
5 Mill St (tel
08/9321 1977),
plus branch in
Fremantle.
Sydney
7/428 George St
(tel 02/9221
7133), plus
branches in
Chatswood and
Paramatta.
Wellington
Shop 15, Grand
Arcade, Willis
St (tel 04/473
0991).
