Your Pharmacy on vacations

1)     Medicines usually taken 

        (e.x. for a chronic illnesses. In this case, a medical attestation concerning your state
      of health - according to the visited country, in French or in English - is useful). 

 

2)     Anti-conception pills

        Carry away enough of them during the vacation, plus 1 tablet spare.
      Condoms: protection against sexually transmitted illnesses, notably AIDS.

3)     Tablets against infection, diarrhea, fever, and pains.
        

4)     Baby stuff:    Rehydratation solutions, Medicine antihistaminic and ointment 
      against itches and allergies..

 

5)     Anti-mosquito products to apply on the body.

6)     Ocular Products (decongestant drops, ocular baths disinfectants). 

 


Practical advices

To be reassured that your health state sill keep up during the journey, consult your physician before departure. The latter will adapt a possible treatment as per the duration of your stay, 
and will provide you with specific hygiene rules to follow.

Take your medicines in sufficient quantities (even little more) according to the duration of 
your journey . If your treatment requires injections, carry away syringes and needles, but ask 
for a medical attestation from your physician in order to avoid problems at borders.

In the plane, keep your little pharmacy with your handbags. By that you avoid losing your 
remedies in case your suitcases decide to stay at the transit stop!

The vaccination is necessary in case of injuries in zone of possible contagion 
(all countries with a less elevated hygiene level, except in Latin America). 

 


Sign of alarm

-    Fever persisting more than 24h (and a temperature passing 38C).
-    Other symptoms: headaches, vomits, diarrheas. Consult one physician there.


Measures to avoiding mosquitoes

-    When it gets dark, put your clothes on.
-    Protect the room or the bed by a screen.
-    Cover the totality of your body.
-    Apply anti-mosquitoes products on your skin.

Attention: these anti-mosquitoes products are not efficient, after some hours, 
renew the application

 


Approved vaccination centers in Belgium

(For international certificates of vaccination and yellow fever) 

1)   Institute of Tropical Medicine - Travel Clinic
      Kronenburgstraat 43/3 - 2000 Antwerp

    Travel Phone: 0900/10110 (18 BEF/mins.)
      Travel-info-fax: 0900/35106

    Consultations without appointment:  Monday to Friday, 14h  to 16h,  
    Tuesday 14h to 17h30 
    https://www.travelart.com   
    http://www.itg.be/travel/iijstf.htm


2)    Ministry of foreign affairs
        Rue Belliard 62, 1040 Brussels
        Tel:  02/501 3511

3)   Travel Clinic - FALLEN - Saint-Pierre
       Boulevard of Waterloo 129, 1 000 Brussels,
       Tel.: 02/535.42.00 (appointment)
               02/535.45.05 (info Travel Clinic)

4)   CHU-Charleroi - Polyclinique
       Bid. Zoé Drion   6000 Charlerois
       Tél.: 071/.23.29.29

5)    Hospitalization center of Luxemburg
       Street Barblé 4, 121 0 Luxemburg - Cd D. of Luxemburg 
       Tel.. 352/44.11.30.91

6)    Hospitalization center of Ardenne
        Avenue of Houffalize 35, 6800 Libramonts,
        Tel.: 061/23.87.00

7)    Institute Provincial Moivoz 
       Embankment of the Barbou 4, 4020 Cork,
       Tel.: 04/344.79.54 (appointment)

8)     Regional Hospitalization Center
        Albert avenue 1 er 1 85, 5000 Namurs,
        Tel.. 081172.71.42

9)   University center of Ambroise Paré
       Kennedy boulevard 2, 7000 Monses,
       Tel.: 065/39.25.60/61

 

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