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Latest News and Updates from the TRAVAX Team

World TB day 24 March 2023

20 March 2023

World Tuberculosis (TB) day takes place on 24 March each year. Its purpose is to help raise public awareness ...

Update to TRAVAX health professional advice line opening hours

17 March 2023

Please be advised that due to essential training, the TRAVAX health professional advice line will be ...

NOTICE: Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres, 2022 Annual Returns Figures Required

02 March 2023

All Scottish Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres (YFVCs) that remained designated during 2022, are reminded ...

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

24 February 2023

Recent earthquakes have caused devastation to southern Turkey and northwest Syria, resulting in significant ...

Treatment resistant malaria reported in the UK in traveller returning from Uganda

22 February 2023

The UK Health Security Agency has reported a case of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin drug-resistant ...

Update to TRAVAX health professional advice line opening hours

16 February 2023

Please be advised that due to essential training, the TRAVAX health professional advice line will be ...

Rio Carnival 2023

13 February 2023

Rio Carnival 2023 takes place from 17-25 February in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil although carnival events ...

World Pride 2023

13 February 2023

Pride is a global lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) event to celebrate and advocate ...

NES Travel Health Education Resource

03 February 2023

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has developed a workforce education resource to help support healthcare ...

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2023

02 February 2023

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve injury, partial or total removal ...

Chinese New Year 2023

13 January 2023

The Chinese New Year (known as "Chunyun" in the Chinese language) is the world's largest annual human ...

Pre-Departure COVID-19 Testing for Travellers Arriving in England from China

12 January 2023

The UK Government advisedas of 5 January 2023, that people flying to England from mainland China will ...

Contaminated medicines in Uzbekistan

12 January 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a medical alert for 2 substandard (contaminated) products ...

Contaminated medicines (Methotrexate) in Yemen and Lebanon

10 January 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) have issued a medical alert about a batch of substandard (contaminated) ...

Yellow Fever Vaccination - Risk Assessment and Resources Reminder

22 December 2022

It is vital for patient safety and public health that all healthcare professionals working in yellow ...

TRAVAX health professional advice line opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period

19 December 2022

Please be advised that over the festive period, the TRAVAX travel health advice line will be closed on ...

Yellow Fever certificate and vaccination requirements WHO: 2022 (Update 1)

12 December 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published annual updates detailing the countries/areas that ...

World AIDS Day 2022

01 December 2022

World AIDS day takes place each year on 1 of December to unite people across the world in the fight against ...

Advice for those travelling to countries affected by flooding

25 November 2022

Flooding occurs when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry and can’t drain away fast ...

Yellow Fever certificate and vaccination requirements WHO: 2022

22 November 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) annually consult with individual countries State Parties to confirm ...