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Africa - Health Tips Your Medical Kit: All countries: Analgesics, travel sickness pills, wound dressings, antiseptic, sunscreen, supplies of your contraceptive, syringes, insect repellent, bottled water or purifying tablets, contact lens solutions, sunglasses, hat, disposable nappies, anti-diarrhoea medication (we recommend Lomotil). If you're travelling outside urban areas: condoms and tampons. Malaria Malaria is an endemic in some areas. Your doctor can prescribe the correct preventative treatment. No preventative treatment is completely effective. As malaria is carried by mosquitos, travellers should avoid being bitten. To Avoid Trouble, Don't Take: All countries: Any item you did not pack yourself. (Drug trafficking penalties are severe in some countries).	Ask your Pharmacist or Doctor if you should receive vaccinations for: Tetanus, diphtheria, polio, Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, yellow fever, cholera, meningococcal meningitis and Japanese encephalitis. A certificate of vaccination is required in some countries, if the traveller has come from an area where an infection is endemic. This is a guide only. Please consult your doctor for further detailed advice. Some Emergency Numbers: South Africa - 10111, Kenya - 999, Zimbabwe - 995 Australian High Commission: South Africa - 27-21 419 5425-9 ^ Back to top
Asia/Middle East - Health Tips Your Medical Kit: All countries: Analgesics, travel sickness pills, wound dressings, antiseptic, sunscreen, tampons, supplies of your contraceptive pill (with a doctor's letter), contact lens solution if you're travelling outside urban areas, mosquito repellent, condoms, anti-diarrhoea medication (Lomotil is highly effective). To Avoid Trouble, Don't Take: Japan: Pseudoephedrine-containing products. Found in many nasal decongestants and cold remedies. All Asian countries: Prescription tablets (including anti-malarials) or syringes unless you have a doctor's letter. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia: Alcoholic drinks. India: Narcotic analgesics. All countries: Any item you did not pack yourself. (Drug trafficking penalties are severe in some countries). Malaria: Malaria is an endemic in some areas. Your doctor can prescribe the correct preventative treatment. No preventative treatment is completely effective. As malaria is carried by mosquitos, travellers should avoid being bitten.	Ask your Pharmacist or Doctor if you should receive vaccinations for: Tetanus, diphtheria, polio, Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, yellow fever, cholera, meningococcal meningitis and Japanese encephalitis. A certificate of vaccination is required in some countries, if the traveller has come from an area where an infection is endemic. This is a guide only. Please consult your doctor for further detailed advice. Some Emergency Phone Numbers: Hong Kong - 999, Malaysia - 999, India - 100, Thailand - 1012, Japan - 110 Australian Embassy, Japan: 81-3 5232 4111 Australian Consulate-General, Hong Kong: 852 2827 8881 Australian Consulate-General, India: 91-22 218 1071 ^ Back to top
Europe - Health Tips Your Medical Kit: All countries: Analgesics, travel sickness pills, wound dressings, antiseptic, sunscreen, condoms, anti-diarrhoea medication (Lomotil is highly effective). Russia: Your insulin and syringes. Poland: Tampons. Greece: Your contraceptive pill. High SPF sunscreen. Contact lens solution. Yugoslavia: A certificate confirming that you're free from HIV infection. Legally required but rarely enforced. To Avoid Trouble, Don't Take: Greece: Codeine, found in some analgesics and cough medicines. It is a restricted substance. A certificate of vaccination is required in some countries, if the traveller has come from an area where infection is endemic. All countries: Any item you did not pack yourself. (Drug trafficking penalties are severe in some countries).	This is a guide only. Please consult your doctor for further detailed advice. Some Emergency Phone Numbers: Belgium - 101, France - 19, Germany - 110 Australian High Comm, UK: 44 171 379 4334 Australian Embassy, Berlin: 49-30-88 0088-0 Australian Consulate, Spain: 34 95 422 0971 Australian Embassy, Belgium: 32-2 286 0500 Australian Embassy, Greece: 30-1 6 45 0404 Australian Embassy, Paris: 33 01 4059 3300 ^ Back to top
North/South America Your Medical Kit: All countries: Analgesics, travel sickness pills, wound dressings, antiseptic, sunscreen, anti-diarrhoea medication (we recommend Lomotil). Tampons, condoms, ear plugs if you're travelling outside urban areas. Outside urban areas in South America: Contact lens solution. Mexico: Insect repellent. Peru and Bolivia: Contact lens solution. To Avoid Trouble, Don't Take: Canada: Prescription medicines unless you have the prescription or pharmacist's label. All countries: Any item you didn't pack yourself. (Drug trafficking penalties are severe in some countries.) Malaria: Malaria is an endemic in some areas. Your doctor can prescribe the correct preventative treatment. No preventative treatment is completely effective. As malaria is carried by mosquitos, travellers should avoid being bitten.	Ask your Pharmacist or Doctor if you should receive vaccinations for: Tetanus, diphtheria, polio, Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, yellow fever, cholera, meningococcal meningitis and Japanese encephalitis. A certificate of vaccination is required in some countries, if the traveller has come from an area where an infection is endemic. This is a guide only. Please consult your doctor for further detailed advice. Some Emergency Phone Numbers: US/Canada - 911, Chile - 133 Australian Embassy, USA: 1-2-2 797 3000 Australian Embassy, Chile: 56-2 228 5065 Australian Consulate-General, Canada: 1-416 323 1155. ^ Back to top
MY CHECKLIST Analgesic Travel Sickness Pills Wound dressing Antiseptic Sunscreen Anti-diarrhoea medication (Lomotil is highly effective) Tampons Contact lens solution Condoms Mosquito repellent Water purifying tablets Disposable nappies Syringes Contraceptive pills Malaria tablets For a printable version of this checklist, click here to open a pop-up window. The above Travel Health Tips and accompanying Checklist produced with the assistance of MASTA, (Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad). For more information about travel health, contact MASTA on + 61 (02) 9971 1499.
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