MEDICAL EXAMINATION

Services in our Travel Clinic

These are our services:

•   Pre and Post travel counseling 
•   Malaria prevention and prophylaxis.
•   Health check up and certificate
•   Rabies post-exposure treatment

•   Travelers' diarrhea: Diagnosis and treatment
•   Information center for tropical diseases and emerging diseases
•   Laboratory diagnostic test for malaria, parasites, and other tropical diseases
•   Treatment of medical diseases

Pre and Post travel counseling
       To ensure a safe and enjoyable journey, travelers should seek medical advices regarding their health and endemic diseases. We provide all necessary health information before and after traveling worldwide.

Prophylaxis against Malaria
       Since malaria in Thailand and in Southeast Asia is the multidrug resistance strain. The used of antimalarial prophylaxis should be advised by the qualified medical staff only. Over-the-counter antimalarial drug is not recommended. In our clinic, we provide counseling on basic malaria information, epidemiology, how to prevent yourself from malaria and whether antimalarial drug is recommended for you.

Health check up and certificate
       Any persons who want to check up or need a health certificate can attend our clinic. We can provide standard physical examination, blood, urine exam and Chest X-ray. And health certificate is available after finished our process.

Rabies post exposure treatment
       Possible rabies exposure is a medical urgency condition. If you're bitten, scratched by a dog, cat, monkey or any kind of mammal. Do not forget to clean the wound thoroughly with soap and water. You should also seek for medical care without delay. In most cases, you are recommended to get rabies vaccine +/- immunoglobulin. 

Travelers' diarrhea: Diagnosis and Treatment 
       Travelers' diarrhea is very common in travelers. Most travelers' diarrhea are mild and spontaneous recover. However in some cases it is recommended to see a doctor. Please read this article: I have traveler's diarrhea, what should I do? Should I see a doctor? 

 Laboratory diagnostic facility
       Our hospital provides a 24 – hour malaria diagnosis. Moreover, we have a full range of laboratory tests, such as complete blood count, blood sugar, lipid profile, liver function test, stool examinations for parasites and diagnosis for other endemic infections diseases.

Treatment of Medical diseases 
       Hospital for Tropical Diseases can offer standard in – and out – patient medical care for travelers suffering from illness while staying in Thailand.