Travel Health Practitioner Pty Ltd

02/03/2026

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Subscribe to Smartraveller for updates: smartraveller.gov.au

13/02/2026

Travel Health Practitioner is now taking bookings for workplace flu vaccination clinics 💉

Protect your team this flu season with a convenient on-site vaccination service.

For further information, including pricing and to book a clinic:

📧 Email: catherine@travelhealthpractitioner.com.au
📞 Phone: 0431 388 742

Get in touch today to secure your preferred clinic date.

08/02/2026

Is your teen prepared for school vaccinations?

The 'Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI)' website gives parents trusted information about vaccines that help to protect against:

✔️human papillomavirus (commonly known as HPV)
✔️diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough
✔️meningococcal disease
✔️influenza (flu).

Want to learn more about these vaccines for teens, and why they are recommended?

You can find a range of helpful info at the link below👇

🔗 skai.org.au

06/02/2026

Whooping cough is on the rise!
👶 It can be dangerous for babies, young children and adults.
💉 Vaccination helps protect you, your family, and our community.
✅ Check your vaccine status and stay protected!

This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key line of defence.

30/01/2026

Nipah Virus 🦠

As global travel grows, awareness of rare but serious infections like Nipah virus matters.

• 🌎 Occurs mainly in parts of South & Southeast Asia
• 🦇 Spread via fruit bats, contaminated food, or close contact with infected people
• 🥭 Avoid raw date palm sap and fruit that may be contaminated
• 🧼 Practice good hand hygiene and food safety
• 💉 No licensed vaccine

Travel health isn’t just about vaccines.
It’s about risk assessment, informed choices and prevention.

📍A pre-travel health consultation helps protect you—and the communities you visit.

25/01/2026

Let’s get travelling ☀️ ❄️ ✈️ 🚌…….

Busy start to 2026 at Travel Health Practitioner….. places people are visiting so far this year….. Vietnam, Cambodia, Zambia, Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Philippines………

How to book:
📞 Call: 0431 388 742
📱 HotDoc app
📧 Email: catherine@travelhealthpractitioner.com.au

15/01/2026

Regional tensions in the Middle East are high and the security situation could deteriorate rapidly and without notice.
This may result in airspace closures, flight cancellations and other travel disruptions. Demonstrations and protest activity may also occur and local security situations could deteriorate with little notice. Avoid all demonstrations and protests.
Subscribe for Smartraveller updates and monitor media for the latest information.
See our travel advice for Middle East countries: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/Middle-East

30/12/2025

Goodbye 2025! 👋
Hello 2026! 🎉

Travel Health Practitioner is here to help you plan safe, healthy, and enjoyable trips all year long. From vaccinations and altitude advice to food and water safety and staying well on long flights—we’ve got your travel health covered.

Here’s to great journeys and good health in 2026!
🌍✈️

How to Book:
📞 Call: 0431 388 742
📱 HotDoc app
📧 Email: catherine@travelhealthpractitioner.com.au

15/12/2025

I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in Bondi 💔

I want to recognise the frontline responders — police, paramedics, nurses, doctors, lifeguards, and the bystanders who acted swiftly to help and save lives, as well as the medical staff who worked tirelessly through the night in their efforts to save others.

Events like this remind us how much we depend on those who step forward in moments of crisis.

Sending my thoughts, hugs, and care to everyone affected.

10/12/2025

I’m proud to be a Nurse Practitioner and even prouder to have created an NP-led immunisation and travel medicine clinic that supports our community.

Happy Nurse Practitioner week ❤️

02/12/2025

RSV vaccine in pregnancy 🤰💉

Ground-breaking new research published in Lancet Infectious Diseases — in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde and Oxford University — reveals powerful protection for babies👶

Infants under three months old whose mothers received the RSV vaccine during pregnancy had around an 80% lower risk of hospitalisation 🏥 from RSV compared with those whose mothers were unvaccinated.

The vaccine also showed strong effectiveness in reducing RSV-related hospitalisations in pre-term infants.

https://publichealthscotland.scot/our-blog/2025/december/how-the-new-maternal-rsv-vaccination-prevents-serious-illness-in-scotland-219-babies-and-counting/

29/11/2025

🦟 Mosquitoes love summer, but they can carry more than just an annoying bite.

Some mosquitoes can spread serious diseases like:
🦠 Ross River fever
🦠 dengue
🦠 Murray Valley encephalitis
🦠 Japanese encephalitis.

The best protection is prevention. Take steps to prevent mosquito bites and remove their favourite breeding places around your home.

If you do get bitten, watch for symptoms like:
🌡️ fever
😣 headache
💪 joint and muscle pain
🥱 fatigue
🤢 nausea.

If you develop symptoms like confusion, seizures or loss of consciousness seek immediate medical attention.

Learn more about how to protect yourself from mosquito bites at 💻 https://www.cdc.gov.au/newsroom/news-and-articles/get-mozzies-buzz-and-beat-bite-summer