This section includes the various organisations and websites that provide health and medical advice & information of interest to mission & Christian workers. Many of the health services listed on the Health services page also offer advice.
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Sources of travel health advice
Aid Workers Exchange
This website has articles on various topics related to aid work.Website: www.aidworkers.net/?q=advice
British Medical Journal
BMJ occasionally includes articles and papers about travel and tropical medicine which can be of interest to those looking for the latest advances and developments in this field. For a recent review of travel medicine, see the link below.Website: www.bmj.com
Department of Health Advice for Travellers
This website, produced by the Department of Health, contains vital information on: Avoiding health risks, planning for healthy travelling and obtaining emergency medical treatment along with lots of useful details. This website also tells you how to get medical treatment abroad, including information on the European Health Insurance card, or EHIC - the replacement for the E111.Website: www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/fs/en
Tel: 020 7210 4850
DirectGov
This website provides the latest and widest range of public service information from the UK government. It includes: UK Passport Info & Application, UK Consulates & Embassies, Immunisations and Travel Health, Country Travel Advice, Customs & Duties Information.Website: www.direct.gov.uk
e-med
Alongside it's commercial e-consultation service, e-med offers a travel advice clinic which includes FREE immunisation and antimalarial advice.Website: www.e-med.co.uk/travel_clinic.html
Tel: 0207 806 4028
Expat Network
This website allows you to choose a country to find vaccination recommendations and lots of other useful information.Website: www.expatnetwork.com
Fit for Travel
'Fit for Travel' is the NHS public access website providing travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK. The website is compiled and updated by a team of experts from the Travel Medicine Division at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health. There is a searchable map giving details of immunisations needed for each country.Website: www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice
This site gives up to date country specific travel advice, including medical information, provided by the FCO Consular Division. Their free personalisation facility allows you to create a personal profile of the areas of foreign affairs or travel destinations which are of particular interest to you.Website: www.fco.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7008 1500
IAMAT (The International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers)
IAMAT is a non-profit membership organization. Since its founding in 1960, IAMAT has been a world leader in advising travellers of health risks, geographical distribution of diseases, immunization requirements and sanitary conditions of water, milk and food, and environmental and climatic conditions around the globe. IAMAT also maintains a network of physicians - general practitioners and specialists, hospitals and clinics around the world - who have agreed to treat travellers in need of medical care during their journeys. IAMAT continuously inspects clinics in an attempt to ensure that travellers receive competent medical care. Any individual traveller can belong to IAMAT. There is no charge for membership, although a donation is appreciated to help expand and support IAMAT's work.Website: www.iamat.org
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Interhealth, London
InterHealth is an International Health Centre in London specializing in the health care of mission partners, aid workers, volunteers and those who work or travel abroad. They aim to provide a compassionate, unhurried and whole person approach to their patients and clients. Their all-Christian healthcare team comprises 3 doctors, 3 travel health nurse specialists, 2 counsellors a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist. They also have a network (currently 5) of InterHealth Associated Doctors able to see patients in different areas of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They work in close association with HealthLink360. InterHealth provides a comprehensive range of services and they can supply those working or travelling overseas with the full range of travel health supplies including medicines, anti-malarials, health kits and mosquito nets. Please send for a free catalogue.Website: www.interhealth.org.uk
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Tel: 020 7902 9000
Jungle Formula
This site has a lot of good travel advice, most of it related to health issues surrounding insect bites. There is information on malaria, dengue and yellow fever along with a comprehensive list of medical/health items you should consider taking.Website: www.jungleformula.co.uk
Malaria Hotspots
A site all about malaria - where it exists, how to prepare for travel and prevent from catching malaria. There's even a malaria quiz!Website: www.malariahotspots.co.uk
MASTA
This site provides medical and health information for those traveling abroad. Even though it claims not to cater for those traveling to developing countries, information on most common tropical medicine issues is still included.Website: www.masta-travel-health.com
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OAG
The OAG site lists basic details about vaccinations, immunisations and health risks for many countries.Website: www.oag.com
TravelHealth.co.uk
This is a nurse-led, easy to use, TravelHealth guide on the web. Sections include TravelHealth Advice, Disease Prevention, Travel Planning Tools, Travel Shop and TravelHealth Learning Resources. This site sets out to make you aware of the health risks associated with travel and offers practical common sense advice to help you avoid injury and disease.Website: www.travelhealth.co.uk
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Other health information online
Search the internet for medical resources with Health On the Net Foundation's MedHunt
Allcures.com
Allcures.com is a British company operating according to British laws and regulations, including those of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. They sell pharmaceutical and other selected goods online via the Internet (only to UK addresses) and offer free medical information as part of their overall service.Website: www.allcures.com
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Tel: 01708 859750
British Dental Health Foundation
The BDH Foundation answers over 20,000 requests a year for information and advice on dental care and other oral health matters. All enquiries are dealt with confidentially by qualified dental advisors. You can email your questions through their website.Website: www.dentalhealth.org.uk
Tel: 0845 063 1188
Health on the Net Foundation
This website offers approved information on health issues. It's also a useful place for checking if other websites that have medical information have been approved by the Health on the Net Foundation.Website: www.hon.ch
HealthSites UK
A portal to medical and health information on the Internet, aiming to point health professionals and patients to reliable health related information.Website: www.healthsites.co.uk
Healthopedia
Healthopedia.com is a medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focussed health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.Website: www.healthopedia.com
HSIS
HSIS is an educational programme, which has been set up to present the facts about health supplementation in a simple, straightforward way. HSIS aims to eliminate much of the confusion and to give people all the data they need about a particular nutrient, and in so doing allow them to make their own decisions about health maintenance.Website: www.hsis.org
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Tel: 020 7052 8850
Medicine Chest Online
A comprehensive directory of all UK over-the-counter medicines and food supplements available to treat various problems, including price and dosage instructions.Website: www.medicine-chest.co.uk
Medinfo
This site is currently being developed with the aim of providing free and easy to understand medical information and advice, such as you might get from your own doctor, on a number of common and not so common conditions.Website: www.medinfo.co.uk
National Library for Heath
This NHS pilot site provides detailed information on diseases and their treatment.Website: www.library.nhs.uk
NetDoctor
An UK independent health portal website with many categories and links.Website: www.netdoctor.co.uk
NHS Direct Online
This site includes a 'Healthcare Guide' giving information covering most common symptoms. Other sections include: Conditions and Treatments, healthy living, health in the news, frequently asked questions and everything you ever need to know about the NHS.Website: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Tel: 0845 4647
Patient UK
Patient UK is a directory of UK health, disease and related websites.Website: www.patient.co.uk
People In Aid
The PIA site has, amongst other things, some Health related handbooks and guidelines for Aid Workers. There is a charge for most of these.Website: www.peopleinaid.org/resources/publications.aspx
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Tel: 020 7065 0900
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Non-UK sources of health advice
Hesperian
Several excellent community health publications can be downloaded for free from this site including:
A Community Guide to Environmental Health
Where There Is No Doctor
Where Women Have No Doctor
Helping Health Workers Learn
HIV Health and Your Community
Where There Is No Dentist
A Book for Midwives
Helping Children Who Are Deaf
Helping Children Who Are Blind
Disabled Village Children
Sanitation and Cleanliness for a healthy environment
Water for life: community water security
Pesticides are poison
Website: www.hesperian.org
Med-Help.com
Med-Help.com (and Med-Help.net), a US based ministry with a staff of Christian nurses, doctors and medical professionals, provides "good, sound medical information, to those in need, from a Christian perspective." Find medical news and information, answers to medical questions, updated medical advice and spiritual help as well.Website: www.med-help.com
The Pregnant Traveler
This US based website, that sprouted out of The Travel Doctor website, is concerned with all things to do with pregnancy and travel.Website: www.pregnanttraveler.com
Stay Healthy on your Outreach
This US website provides a brief guide to Christians on staying healthy whilst overseas.Website: www.bajmission.com/SHOYOart1.html
The Travel Doctor
This US Christian run web based service has some good articles on various medical traveller issues, including some excellent information about travelling during pregnancy.Website: www.travdoc.com
World Health Organisation - International travel and health
This website offers guidance on the full range of health risks likely to be encountered at specific destinations and associated with different types of travel – from business, humanitarian and leisure travel to backpacking and adventure tours.Website: www.who.int/ith/en
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Disease & ailment support
Allergies
www.allallergy.netAnxiety
www.anxietytreatment.comArthritis
www.arthritiscare.org.ukwww.arc.org.uk
Back Problems
www.backcare.org.ukDigestive Disorders
www.digestivedisorders.org.ukEating Disorders
www.eatingdisorderscentre.co.ukEye Disorders
www.rnib.org.ukEpilepsy
www.epilepsy.org.ukHeart Disease
www.bhf.org.ukHIV & AIDS
www.nat.org.ukwww.aidsmap.com
www.bhiva.org
Liver Disease
www.britishlivertrust.org.ukLung Disease
www.lunguk.orgMigraines & Headaches
www.migraine.org.ukwww.w-h-a.org
Pregnancy
www.womens-health.co.ukReproductive Health
www.choice.orgwww.reproline.jhu.edu
www.ssha.info
Sports Injuries
www.mobilishealthcare.comStrokes
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Alternative healthcare information
EAUK Information on Alternative Medicine
The UK Evangelical Alliance website has a section about Alternative Medicine, including the document Handle with Care: A Christian Introduction to Alternative Medicine produced in response to many questions they have received about non-orthodox medicine. There are also links to other organisations and resources related to this topic.Website: www.eauk.org/resources/info/listings/alternativemedicine.cfm
Safe Alternative Medicine
SafeAlternativeMedicine was formed in late 2005 to offer a unique reference point to help you to make sense of the many forms of alternative medicine available today. Their concern was that there was no single UK resource for interesting features and practical advice on this subject. Their features and articles are written by professional journalists and experts - who have a particular interest, or a background in alternative medicineWebsite: www.safealternativemedicine.co.uk
Alt-Healthsearch
This is a U.S. run alternative health database that provides comprehensive information on many alternative therapies.Website: www.alt-healthsearch.com
Alternative Medicine.com
This U.S. based site claims to be 'the Internet's largest database of alternative medical information'.Website: www.alternativemedicine.com
Alternative Health News Online
A US based site offering alternative health news, updated daily.Website: www.altmedicine.com