Travelling or working abroad?
11 April 2011
We're delighted to announce that the third edition of The Traveller's Good Health Guide is now available to buy from our TravelShop...
Book Review: Traveller's Good Health Guide (third edition)
Read a recent review written by Jane N. Zuckerman from the Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines who provides an insight into why this is such a valuable resource for anyone travelling or working internationally.
Book Review: The Traveller's Good Health Guide (third edition)
by Jane N. Zuckerman from the Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines
This is the third edition of a traveller’s guide to health first published in 1999 under the title of ‘‘Healthy Beyond Heathrow’’ written by a physician with a wealth of experience in travel medicine, a subject in which there is very considerable and growing interest.
The emphasis throughout is on practical aspects of health for those travelling, living and working abroad. The book is comprehensive containing eminently sensible
advice such as ‘‘do not leave the book at home or at the back of your 4 x 4 (SUV e Sports Utility Vehicle).
This handy paperback book is very readable and well-balanced and is divided into four sections: Before you go; While abroad; When you return and Notes on important conditions (ranging from coughs and colds, tooth and mouth problems to anthrax and Ebola and other haemorrhagic fevers). There are 10 comprehensive Appendices covering many aspects of stress self-help, a checklist of useful medicines to notes on individual vaccines.
The third edition was written by Ted Lankester with a number of contributions by a number of his InterHealth team and other colleagues. It is aimed basically at the
lay traveller with the basic message ‘‘have your jabs, take your anti-malarials, set up rules for sensible eating and personal hygiene and lead a balanced lifestyle’’.
However, there is much more, and all trainees in Travel Medicine worldwide, professions allied to medicine, and the many physicians who practice preventive medicine, will also find the sensible and practical advice very valuable.
Click here to buy your copy from our TravelShop.
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Preparation can be a real hassle when you’re focussing on many different things. However, I know I can’t do my job well if I’m not healthy and resilient. When I’m ill on assignment it has a huge impact on my work.
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