St Peter’s Travel Clinic

20/02/2025

Holi is on 14th March this year. If you are planning to travel to India to celebrate make sure you are up to date with travel vaccinations and the latest travel health advice. Make an appointment with your G.P or Travel Health Clinic.
Remember to get travel health insurance!

06/05/2024

https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/factsheet/23/sun-protection

Sun damages skin by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, with UVA and UVB rays posing the greatest risk for sun damage. Overexposure to sunlight is the underlying cause of damage to skin, eyes and the immune system [1]. UVA is primarily responsible for skin aging, but can cause skin cancer, while irradiation...

06/05/2024

It's National Sun Awareness Week! Let's hope we see some!

Whether you are in the U.K or travelling to other countries, take care when in the sun. Use a suncream that is SPF of 30 or above and has 4-5 star UVA protection.

Wear a sunhat and sunglasses. Ensure you stay hydrated.

If you notice any skin changes then make an appointment to see your G.P.

06/05/2024

https://www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk/sun-awareness/ #:~:text=Sun%20Awareness%20Week%202024%20will,common%20type%20of%20skin%20cancer.

Sun Awareness week is the kick-off to our summer-long Sun Awareness campaign. We use this week to re-enforce the need for sun protection across the UK and inspire people to raise awareness themselves […]

25/04/2024

The number of travel acquired malaria cases in the U.K has risen to its highest number in 20 years.
If you are travelling, ensure you seek travel health advice to ascertain if you are at risk of malaria.

Remember ABCD
- A- Awareness of risk of malaria in the country you are travelling to.
-B- Bite protection measures - these will protect you from malaria and other mosquito bourne diseases
-C- Chemoprophylaxis - If you have been advised to take antimalarial tablets then take them as advised. Ensure you complete the course.
-D- Diagnosis - If you feel unwell while you are travelling (fever, headache, vomiting) then ensure you access healthcare promptly. For up to a year after you return, if you develop a fever/flu like symptoms then seek medical advice and ensure to make them aware that you have travelled to a malarial area.

https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/factsheet/52/malaria

25/04/2024

25/04/2024

Today is World Malaria Day.
Unfortunately over the last few years, progress in reducing malaria has ground to a standstill. In 2022, there were 249 million new cases of Malaria, with 608,000 deaths. 94% of malaria cases are in the Africa.
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-malaria-day

World Malaria Day, 25 April, aims to keep malaria high on the political agenda, mobilize additional resources, and empower communities.

24/04/2024

International Cricket Council World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted in the West Indies and the USA. advice for fans; https://tinyurl.com/2v8vjwks

24/04/2024

Today marks the start of World Immunisation Week. Vaccinations have saved and improved millions of peoples lives however there are still many people across the world who do not have access to vaccinations.
This week is a time to celebrate vaccinations but also to think of ways to enable vaccinations to reach everyone.


https://www.worldimmunizationweek.org/

04/04/2024

Happy World Health Day!
The theme for this years World Health Day is 'My health, my right'.

It was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.

More information can be found here: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/04/07/default-calendar/world-health-day-2024-my-health-my-right

23/03/2024

Today is World Meterological Day and this years theme is : At the Frontline of Climate Action.

Climate change is a real and undeniable threat to our societies. All travellers need to consider climate change, not only how they can try to make their travels as sustainable as possible but also how climate change is affecting their destinations.

- Climate change is amplifying mosquito borne diseases such as dengue and yellow fever.

- As temperature raise and rainfall patterns change, conditions for the spread of cholera becomes more favorable resulting in higher risks of outbreaks.

Ensure that before you travel, you obtain travel health advice from a healthcare professional even if you are travelling to a destination that you have been to before.

Think about ways you can make your travels more sustainable. Some useful tips can be found here: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/how-to-travel-sustainably

22/03/2024

If you are travelling:

- Remember that contaminated water can transmit a number of different infectious diseases such as Hepatitis A, Cholera and Travellers diarrhea.

- Before you travel seek advice on the risk of contaminated water at your location.

- In countries with poor sanitation, it is not advisable to drink the tap water or use it to clean your teeth.

Useful information can be found here: https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/factsheet/44/food-and-water-hygiene