Pre-travel volunteer support

We offer a range of services aimed at preparing volunteers and expeditioners for travel, ensuring that they stay as healthy as possible during their trip. These include:

Quarterly Health Watch Bulletins

Don’t get ill and ruin your trip, there’s lots you can do to stay healthy before you travel, when you're away and back at home.

Keep up to date with our regular updates on health topics that might affect you. Download the latest Health Watche Bulletins below and stay in the know about keeping healthy and avoiding those nasty bugs!

Bilharzia
Did you know about half of all swimmers in Lake Malawi test positive for Bilharzia when checked at InterHealth or other tropical centres? Find out how you can avoid this parasite.
Diarrhoea
Did you know that you have a one in two chance of getting
traveller’s diarrhoea during a two-week trip to a developing
country? Diarrhoea is difficult to avoid. But there are precautions you can
take to significantly reduce your chances of being struck down by
Montezuma’s Revenge.
Reverse Culture Shock
Reverse Culture Shock is a common response experienced by people
returning home from another culture. It can often be worse than
culture shock as it’s often unexpected.

Vaccinations

Before your volunteers/expeditioners travel we recommend a visit to InterHealth for a Travel Health Consultation.

Our specialist Travel Clinic is located in central London and runs a vaccination and travel advice service for short-term and long-term travellers and volunteers going abroad.

All vaccinations are available from InterHealth and we are able to provide individuals with up-to-the minute recommendations on vaccines and antimalarials from our specialist travel health database.

In our Travel Health Consultation, our nurses take care to discuss important health issues associated with volunteering and expeditions, advising how the traveller can maximise their chances of staying well. Our nurses give recommendations on immunisations and antimalarials tailored to the specific needs of the traveller. All immunisations are available at InterHealth though we usually recommend that those available on the NHS are given by the GP when time allows.

Volunteers and expeditioners can also gain up to the minute health advice through our online Travel Health Advice Centre which is available to our subscriber organisations as part of the TravelWell Plan.

A wide range of travel health supplies are available on site or by ordering on-line, including tablets for malaria prevention and treatment. Volunteers and expeditioners are encouraged to order a copy of the Pocket Travel Health Guide.

Health briefings and First Aid Courses

InterHealth can provide group health briefings for teams going abroad. First Aid courses are held regularly at InterHealth. These courses are specifically designed for those travelling or working internationally. For more information on upcoming courses click here.

All your essentials for global travel

Get your volunteers and expeditioners kitted out!

Our TravelShop provides access to a wide range of travel supplies and equipment that can be purchased online or from our clinic in Waterloo, London, including mosquito nets, travel health guides, sleeping bags, sun protection, personal medicines or tablets for malaria.

Visit our online TravelShop (to order any medicines you need to be a TravelWell Plan subscriber). Medicines and supplies can be dispatched worldwide from InterHealth.

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