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World Cup Brazil 2014 App

The Surveillance Department of the Ministry of Healht and Training in Public Health Intervention Network have created this initiative to help improvbe detection of diseases during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil 2014.

Healthy cup

The app helps gain access to information about health care and disease prevention, monitor the schedule of games and locations of games etc.

Travellers heading to Brazil for the  2014 World Cup are recommended to seek travel health advise prior to departure to ensure all immunizations are up to date and that they have information on how to protect themselves from diseases that are not vaccine preventable.  The Nova Travel Health and Immunization Clinic will help ensure a safe and happy trip to Brazil!

 

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