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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This site has information on a wide rang of health conditions, travel health and outbreaks.
CDC leverages its core strengths to advance four overarching global health goals:
1) improving the health and well-being of people around the world
2) improving capabilities for preparing for and responding to infectious diseases and emerging health threats
3) building country public health capacity
4) maximizing organizational capacity.
For more than 60 years, CDC has used its scientific expertise to help people throughout the world live healthier, safer, longer lives. CDC's Center for Global Health coordinates and manages the agency's resources and expertise to address global challenges such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, emergency and refugee health, non-communicable diseases, injuries, and more.
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| Subject | Planning a clinical placement overseas Child health Communicable diseases Global health issues Health systems and models of service delivery Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality |
| Tags | travel health vaccinations medicine travel advice outbreaks health conditions maximising capacity service delivery |
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MASTA Travel Health
MASTA (Medical Advisory Service for Travellers Abroad) has been operating for close to 30 years and we now run the largest network of private travel clinics in the UK. We have well established partnerships with Boots and STA, Independent Pharmacists and combined with our clinics based in NHS and Occupational Health establishments; we have full national coverage, with over 200 clinics now operating and more planned in the future.
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| Subject | Planning a clinical placement overseas |
| Tags | from UK UK vaccinations travel health travel advise safety travel clinic |
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Review: Health risks for students on overseas placements
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Health profession students are encouraged to take an elective during training and many do this overseas in tropical, low-income countries. Higher education institutions should offer advice and support on organising these placements but this varies and students may present for pre-travel health advice at their general practice or travel clinic. This article discusses how they should be advised.
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| Subject | Planning a clinical placement overseas |
| Tags | travel health safety travel advice risk assessment vaccines vaccinations insurance student malaria |
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