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Latest News and Updates from the TRAVAX Team

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Hajj and Umrah 1444H/2023

14 April 2023

Hajj is an annual Islamic religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Hajj 1444H ...

Vaccine Update March 2023

31 March 2023

The following update gives an overview of the supply situation for vaccines purchased directly from the ...

Azerbaijan and Tajikistan declared Free of Malaria

31 March 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) certified the countries of Azerbaijan and Tajikistan free of malaria ...

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) ...