Iraq – Travel Warning
Demonstrations are occurring throughout Iraq. The International Zone in Baghdad may be the focus of the demonstrations. Travelers should avoid large crowds and demonstrations and monitor the situation through local media.
Demonstrations are occurring throughout Iraq. The International Zone in Baghdad may be the focus of the demonstrations. Travelers should avoid large crowds and demonstrations and monitor the situation through local media.
21 January 2011 Nairobi — A mandatory yellow fever jab for travellers within East Africa was ordered yesterday to contain an outbreak of the disease in Uganda. Tanzania’s Health minister Dr Hadji Mponda said efforts are being made to establish vaccination centres at all border posts following a meeting of the region’s health ministers in…
According to Ghana’s Ministry of Health, approximately 4,000 cases of cholera have been reported since September 2010. The most affected areas are the Greater Accra (including the capital city of Accra), Central, Eastern, and Upper Eastern regions. Risk to travelers is minimal. Extreme care in hygiene and food habits is essential for travel to risk…
Since October 2013, International Health authorities have confirmed over 300,000 suspected and confirmed cases of locally acquired chikungunya fever in the Carribean. Chikungunya is a mosquito borne illness transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. Most of the affected areas continue to report cases. The outbreak has not yet peaked in Haiti, Dominica…
I want a last-minute vacation. Do I really need vaccinations? Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe Globe and Mail Update Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012 6:00PM EST The question I can’t take it anymore: I want a beach vacation – and I want to leave this week, on a last-minute sale to escape the cold. What vaccinations really…
Link to recent PBS video on ” Vaccines-Calling the Shots“, which examines vaccinations and the return of preventable diseases and the risks associated with opting to not vaccinate children.
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to Côte d’Ivoire due to violence and armed conflict. Land and sea borders are closed. A 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew is in place. Tensions related to the 2010 presidential election results have led to ongoing armed clashes. Violence and aggressions against foreigners have…