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Title – Homeopathic practices ‘risk lives’
Source – www.bbc.co.uk
Date – 13th July 2006
Malaria is a killer, it kills more up to 1 million people every year and in Africa alone a child dies every 30 seconds from Malaria related illness. There can be no doubt that each and every person living in a Malaria endemic area would choose proven and tested medication over any other form of protection. Those of us living in the 'developed' world have the privilege of access to Prophylactic medications and no matter what your beliefs; they are proven to be the safest option in protecting yourself from this harmful and a potentially fatal disease.
Making sure that you have the correct medication is a vital part of any trip preparation; a visit to your GP will confirm what the latest advice is on your chosen destination and prescribe the most relevant medication for you. The market is flooded by alternatives and some have a little merit in deterring mosquitoes, but none are proven and you simply shouldn’t play Russian Roulette with your health, certainly not with a weapon as fully loaded as Malaria’s smoking gun.
During our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety and Awareness workshop we examine the relevant diseases that blight the world and protection you can take, before you go and seek professional medical advice from your GP or Travel Clinic. Being well informed about the risks at your destinations provides you with, not just the protection awarded to you by medication prescribed by your GP or Travel clinic, but also the equally important ways of preventing infection in the first place. Both sets of advice are needed to reduce the risk from infection of the many virulent diseases that face the intrepid traveller and tourist alike.
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