The travel clinic: HMCs latest initiative to facilitate overseas travelers
A new clinic providing vaccinations, health advice and different preventive health measures for people planning overseas trips has opened its door to the public.
The Travel Clinic, is an initiative by Hamad Medical Corporation.
It is a one-stop-shop for providing travelers advice on which vaccinations are mandatory for different countries, providing the various vaccinations, advising on preventive health measures in different countries, along with assessment and medical care for people returning from overseas trips with travel-related infections or diseases, like rashes, diarrhea, fever, etc.
Available vaccinations include the seasonal flu shot, Haemophilus Influenza Type B, Meningococcal vaccine, Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR), Tetanus, Hepatitis A and B, Polio, typhoid and Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) and travel-related vaccinations like Rabies, Yellow Fever and Diptheria.
All vaccinations are free unless it is a specialized vaccine like that for Japanese Encephalitis, as reported by The Gulf Times.
The Travel Clinic is open from 7am to 7pm. In the interim, the clinic will only operate on Mondays, and as its demand increases, timings and days will be increased.
Travelers can make appointments on 40254003 and visit the first-of-its-kind Travel Clinic in Qatar.
A good move. It it for both- citizens & residents.