Availability of Malarone Malarone is registered in Thailand and is now available in our hospital under the name “Malanil”. It is an antimalarial medication which contain two active ingredients (Atovaquone + Proquinil) in one tablet. It can be used for treatment and for prevention of malaria. World Health Organization and the US CDC list malarone as one…
Standby Emergency Treatment of Malaria (SBET) Standby emergency treatment of malaria is another strategy to help the travelers safe from malaria. It is not the medication for prevention of malaria. That means there is no need to take the medication before or during trip in order to prevent malaria. In fact, it is a medication…
The Responsible Traveler Seven Tips for Responsible Travel (from the International Society of Travel Medicine www.istm.org) Be informed. Travel allows us to discover natural beauties, historical sites and above all the diversity of other societies and people. Be an informed traveler before leaving home and discover what the people you’ll meet at your…
Links: Faculty of Tropical MedicineMahidol University World Health Organization (WHO) Thai Soceity of Travel Medicine International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) GeoSentinel Network Tourism Authority of Thailand
Services in our Travel Clinic These are our services: • Pre and Post travel counseling • Vaccination and certification. view Price List • Malaria prevention and prophylaxis. • Health check up and certificate • Rabies post-exposure treatment• Information center for tropical diseases and emerging diseases • Laboratory diagnostic test for malaria, parasites, and other tropical diseases • …
Malaria Prevention in Travelers Since malaria in Thailand and in South East Asia are the multi drug resistance strain. The used of antimalarial prophylaxis should be advised by qualified medical staff only. Over-the-counter antimalarial drug is not recommended. In our clinic we provide counseling on basic knowledge of malaria, epidemiology, how to prevent…
Malaria map in Southeast Asia The information in this page is derived from “Mekong Malaria II” which is published in The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Volume 34 (supplement 4) 2003. This monograph could not be done without strong collaborations. Major contributors were SEAMEO Trop Med…
Training opportunities in Tropical and Travel Medicine 1. Formal Training Courses: DTM&H, MCTM, MSc (Tropmed), Ph.D. (TropMed) The Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine, the educational arm of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, offers regular postgraduate programs, from graduate diploma to doctoral levels. The school is acknowledged and approved by the American Society…
Education and Research Apart from service part in “Thai Travel Clinic”, our staffs also play majors role in research and education as well. We established our academic part, the “Travel Medicine Research Unit” since 2006. It is the part of Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine in faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. We…
Diagnosis and Treatment of Tropical Diseases Travelers from the western world may acquire tropical infections while they travel in the tropics. There are many symptoms that suggest tropical infections such as fever, diarrhea, skin rash, etc. These group of patients may develop symptoms while or after their…