​Travel smarter.   Travel safer.  

Planning an overseas adventure? Whether you're heading to Southeast Asia, exploring Africa, travelling through South America or visiting family overseas, preparing for your health before departure is an important part of any trip.

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At Entity Medical Hobart, we provide personalised travel medicine consultations to help you prepare for a healthy and enjoyable journey.

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Our travel medicine service considers more than just your destination. We look at your complete itinerary, activities, length of stay, medical history and individual health needs to provide practical, evidence-based advice tailored to your travel plans.  This is part of our Personalised Care Better Health approach.

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From travel vaccinations and malaria prevention to advice on food safety, insect-borne diseases and managing medical conditions overseas, we're here to help you travel with confidence.

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Why book a travel medicine consultation?

Travelling overseas can expose you to health risks that you may not encounter at home. These vary considerably depending on where you're travelling, how long you're staying and what you plan to do.

A pre-travel consultation helps identify potential health risks and gives you time to take appropriate precautions before you leave.

At Entity Medical, your consultation may include:

• Travel vaccinations: Assessment of recommended and required vaccinations based on your destination and vaccination history.

• Malaria prevention: Advice about malaria risk, mosquito avoidance and

• Food and water safety: Practical strategies to reduce the risk of travellers' diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal infections.

• Insect-borne diseases: Advice about protecting yourself against mosquitoes, ticks and other disease-carrying insects.

• Medical preparation: Advice about travelling with existing medical conditions, prescription medications and appropriate medical supplies.

• Travel health planning: Guidance on what to do if you become unwell while travelling.

Every traveller is different. Our approach is to provide advice that is relevant to your actual trip, rather than simply providing a standard list of vaccinations.

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Travel vaccinations in Hobart

Depending on your destination, itinerary and medical history, you may benefit from additional vaccinations before travelling overseas.

Some commonly considered travel vaccines include:

• Hepatitis A

• Hepatitis B

• Typhoid

• Yellow fever

• Japanese encephalitis

• Rabies

• Cholera

• Meningococcal disease

• Influenza and other routine vaccinations

Not every traveller needs every vaccine. Recommendations depend on the destination, length of stay, activities, previous vaccinations and individual health circumstances.

Your travel medicine consultation will assess which vaccinations are appropriate for you and whether any routine vaccinations or boosters are due.

Some countries also have specific vaccination or entry requirements. We can help you understand the relevant considerations for your itinerary.

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Yellow Fever

Travelling to Africa, South America or other regions where yellow fever is present? Entity Medical is proud to be one of the few accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres in Hobart, authorised to stock and administer the yellow fever vaccine and provide the required International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (Yellow Card). Our experienced travel medicine team can assess your destination-specific requirements, discuss yellow fever risks and provide expert advice on vaccination and international travel health requirements.  Where approrpriate, our team can also issue Yellow Fever exemption certificates if the vaccine is deemed unsafe or inappropriate for your circumstances.

 

Book your yellow fever vaccination and travel medicine consultation in Hobart at Entity Medical before you depart.

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Malaria prevention and travel medication

Malaria is a potentially serious mosquito-borne infection found in many tropical and subtropical destinations.

Depending on where you are travelling, preventative medication (malaria prophylaxis) may be recommended.

Our travel medicine consultations can include:

• Assessment of malaria risk at your specific destinations.

• Advice about appropriate preventative medication.

• Guidance on when to commence and complete medication.

• Mosquito avoidance strategies and insect repellent recommendations.

• Advice about recognising symptoms that require urgent medical assessment.

Other travel-related medications may also be appropriate depending on your destination, activities and medical history.

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Personalised advice for your destination

Different destinations present very different health risks. A holiday in Bali, a safari in Africa, trekking in Nepal and an extended stay in South America all require different preparation.

Our approach considers your entire itinerary, including stopovers and regional travel.

We commonly provide travel health advice for people visiting:

• Southeast Asia: Bali, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines.

• South Asia: India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

• Africa: Safari destinations, sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.

• South and Central America: Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica and surrounding regions.

• Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and neighbouring destinations.

• Other international destinations: Including Europe, the Middle East and extended multi-country travel.

Whether you're travelling for a short holiday, an extended backpacking adventure, business, volunteering or visiting friends and relatives, we can help you prepare.

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Travel medicine for families and children

Travelling with children requires additional consideration.

Children may have different vaccination requirements, medication doses and health risks compared with adults.

A family travel consultation can help identify the vaccinations and preventative measures appropriate for each family member.

We can also discuss:

• Childhood vaccination history and recommended boosters.

• Age-appropriate travel vaccinations.

• Prevention and management of travellers' diarrhoea.

• Mosquito protection and insect-borne illnesses.

• Managing common childhood illnesses overseas.

• Appropriate travel medical supplies.

Planning ahead helps ensure the whole family is better prepared for your holiday.

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When should I see a travel doctor?

Ideally, you should arrange your travel medicine consultation 6–12 weeks before departure.

Some vaccinations require multiple doses, and your body needs time to develop immunity. Certain preventative medications also need to be commenced before travelling.

However, if your departure is approaching, don't assume it's too late. There may still be useful vaccinations, medications and preventative measures available depending on your destination and circumstances.

We recommend booking as early as possible, particularly for complex itineraries or extended international travel.

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Book your travel medicine consultation in Hobart

Don't leave your travel health preparation until the last minute.

Whether you're planning a tropical holiday, an overseas adventure, an extended backpacking trip or a visit to family overseas, our team can help you prepare.

Book a travel medicine consultation with Entity Medical and get personalised advice about the vaccinations, medications and health precautions relevant to your journey.