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Personalized health advice for safe travel based on CDC guidelines and recommendations.

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Learn how to protect yourself and your baby from mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses during pregnancy.

This article from MotherToBaby offers expert guidance on safe prevention strategies and what to do if you’ve been bitten.

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Healthy Travel Checklist

A video about how to prepare for a healthy international trip.

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Schedule a visit with your healthcare provider. If you don’t have a regular provider, find a travel medicine clinic.

Medical Assistance Tool

Use our Medical Assistance Tool to learn about resources for getting medical care at your destination. Select a destination below to go to the U.S. Embassy Medical Assistance web page for that country or region.

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Are You in New York City?

Our partners at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have put together a helpful list of clinics throughout NYC, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester (inclusion of a clinic on this list does not imply GTEN or CDC endorsement).

In New York City and traveling home to Africa? Keep malaria away!

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Travel Health Kit

A useful guide to help you think of things to pack for a healthy trip.

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Antimalarial Medication Prevents Life Threatening Malaria Infections

Dr. Israel Safiriyu, Medicine Chief at Jacobi Medical Center, talks about the importance of seeing a healthcare provider and taking antimalarial medications before returning home to visit friends and relatives in Africa. Watch now.

Malaria Stories: Make A Travel Clinic Appointment

Simone shares her story of getting malaria as a child when she visited her family in Liberia. Make a travel clinic appointment before every trip to a country with malaria. They can help you get medications and/or vaccines to stay healthy. Watch Simone’s full story.

Malaria Stories: Anyone Can Get Malaria

Rebecca Johnson shares her malaria story of a family trip home to Sierra Leone. Watch Rebecca’s full story.

Malaria Stories: Importance of Antimalarial Medication

Richard Oni, PhD, Progressive Individual Resources Inc, shares his experience with malaria after traveling to visit friends and relatives back home in Nigeria. Watch Dr. Oni’s full story.

Malaria: One Family’s Story

Badirat’s story about her two-year old daughter’s malaria infection after visiting family in Nigeria.