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The Travel Doctor-TMVC Clinic News Highlights

Travel Doctor-TMVC clinics chosen to do Japanese encephalitis vaccine research in children

Travel Doctor-TMVC clinics in Melbourne and Brisbane have been selected to participate in a world-wide trial of a new Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in children. The vaccine is already available in Australia for people 18 years old or above, and the manufacturers need to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety in children.

While the vaccine is approved for use in adults, because it is new in children, the study must be performed, and we will be assisting in recruiting participants for this study in both Melbourne and Brisbane.

If families are considering having their children vaccinated, and the children are between 2 months and 18 years of age, they may be suitable for enrolment in the study and obtain the vaccination for free.

Further details can be obtained by contacting the study co-ordinator, via: tony.gherardin@traveldoctor.com.au

New Kits available in our clinics

We are pleased to see the success of our new kits- the Kidz Kit, and the Bird-Flu Kit

  • The Kidz Kit – is the perfect answer to traveling with children and the need to deal with common childhood travel illnesses. It helps you manage:
    • gastro-intestinal problems
    • dehydration
    • skin conditions & infections
    • pain relief
    • abrasions, scrapes, cuts & stings

    (See pdf-click here)

  • Bird Flu Kit – While the risk of avian influenza waxes and wanes, it never really goes away, and flare-ups of the disease can occur. For travellers to regions where there is bird flu outbreaks still represent risk, this is the way to manage that risk. It contains:
    • Anti-viral medication- (tamiflu)
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • Hand gel for killing viruses

    (See pdf-click here)

Both these kits compliment the range of travelers medical kits available exclusively in Travel Doctor-TMVC clinics

Travel Doctor-TMVC clinics now part of the global GeoSentinel project

Travel Doctor-TMVC clinics have joined Australia’s only GeoSentinel project in Melbourne as “satellite locations”. The GeoSentinel is a combined initiative of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), and the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) to monitor illnesses amongst returning travellers in different parts of the world, and act as a global surveillance and early-warning system for emerging travellers diseases.

GeoSentinel programs have been quite successful in identifying previous disease outbreaks, and trends of travellers illnesses, and now Travel Doctor-TMVC is able to add considerable experience of returned travellers to enhance this important project, which ultimately is about improving and protecting the health for all travellers.  More information about the GeoSentinel program can be found at www.istm.org

Second Bangkok clinic opens in Sukhumvit

Joining the Global Doctor –TMVC in Silom is the brand new Global Doctor TMVC Clinic Sukhumvit, located in the new Interchange Tower on the corner of Asoke. The clinic is small but comprehensive, and perfectly located for residents around the Sukhumvit area and travellers, as both MRT and Skytrain stations meet at Asoke.Contact details are:

Global Doctor Clinic  (Sukhumvit  Branch)
Interchange Tower Asoke
G-Flr, 399 Sukhumvit Rd.
Bangkok 10110. Thailand
Ph: (66) 02 611 2929
Fax: (66) 02 258 5399

Hot line number for either clinic is  (66) 2 236 8444

New Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine available

The new vaccine is now available in Travel Doctor-TMVC clinics around Australia. It involves two vaccinations of JESPECT vaccine , one month apart, and is licenced in Australia for people at risk of the disease and who are 18 years and older. Australia is the first country to get this new technology vaccine, and Travel Doctor-TMVC is the national provider of the vaccine in our state-of-the-art travel medicine clinics.

Our Bangkok connection

We are very happy to recommend travellers to use the Global Doctor clinic in Silom. This is a very centrally located clinic, where English and Thai speaking doctors are available for managing all types of medical problem. The clinic is at Shop4 Ground Floor Holiday Inn Hotel Silom, 981 Silom Road,  Bangkok,  9.00am 5.00pm Mon to Friday.  Parking is at the Holiday Inn Hotel.
Ph:  +66 2236 8442 -4,  Fax: +66 2236 8445, gdbkk@loxinfo.co.th

New Clinic in Parramatta

We have just opened our latest travel medicine clinic at 74 Macquarie St, in Parramatta, directly opposite the Post office.
For appointments phone 02 8861 9100, parramatta@traveldoctor.com.au


Brisbane Clinic in Spring Hill

Our beautiful Brisbane clinic opened opposite the Novotel hotel in early 2008 & is really thriving. We used to be located in Adelaide St, but the move to 75A Astor Terrace, Spring Hill has been great for our patients, with much more convenient access & parking.
Phone 07 3815 6900, brisbane@traveldoctor.com.au

Trekking in Nepal
We are proud to be associated with World Expeditions Community Travel Program by being sponsors for the Kushudebu Public Health Mission in Nepal. Located in the beautiful Sherpa Village of Junbesi, this clinic has become a vital service for the surrounding rural community, helping to improve the health of the orphans & disadvantaged families in the surrounding remote villages, & to promote a better understanding of good health practices to reduce the rate of premature & preventable death. It also allows us to give something positive back to one of the destinations that many of our travellers visit.
As well as supporting the project – we’ll also be sending several staff.
See you there, contact World Expeditions