Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
»Bandages, gauze, gauze rolls
»DEET-containing insect repellent for the skin
»Iodine tablets (for water purification)
»Oral rehydration salts
»Permethrin-containing insect spray for clothing, tents, and bed nets
»Pocket knife
»Scissors, safety pins, tweezers
»Sterile needles, syringes and fluids if travelling to remote areas
»Steroid cream or hydrocortisone cream (for allergic rashes)
»Sunblock
»Syringes and sterile needles
»Thermometer
Since falciparum malaria predominates in Ethiopia, consider taking a self-diagnostic kit
that can identify malaria in the blood from a finger prick.
Internet Resources
There's a wealth of travel-health advice on the internet. For further information, lonely
planet.com is a good place to start. The World Health Organization publishes a superb
book called
International Travel and Health,
which is revised annually and is available
online at no cost at
www.who.int/ith
.
Other websites of general interest:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(
www.cdc.gov
)
Fit for Travel
(
www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
)
Up-to-date information about outbreaks and
is very user-friendly for travellers on the road.
MD Travel Health
(
www.mdtravelhealth.com
)
Provides complete travel health recom-
mendations for every country, updated daily, at no cost.
It's also a good idea to consult your government's travel health website before departure,
if one is available.
Australia
(
www.dfat.gov.au/travel
)
Canada
(
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html
)
