Travel Medicine and Vaccination

Sub: Expert preparation before you travel, and expert assessment when you return.

Vietnam’s position as a regional hub for business and travel, combined with FV’s significant international patient population, makes travel medicine one of the most practically relevant services our Infectious Disease Department offers.

Pre-Travel Consultation

Not every destination carries the same risk, and not every traveller starts from the same baseline. A good pre-travel consultation does more than issue vaccines. It assesses your specific itinerary, your planned activities, your health history, and the gaps in your current immunisation status, then builds a personalised preparation plan.

This includes:

Vaccines Commonly Administered

[Note to FV team – Important: Please confirm the full current travel vaccine formulary at FV and whether yellow fever vaccination is available. Yellow fever certification requires an approved centre and is worth highlighting explicitly if FV holds this designation.]

Post-Travel Assessment

Returning from a trip with a fever, rash, diarrhoea, or unexplained fatigue requires specialist attention, not a standard GP visit. Many travel-acquired infections have incubation periods that mean symptoms appear days or weeks after return. Our team investigates systematically, with awareness of what is circulating where, and when.

Conditions commonly assessed include:

Telemedicine for Travel Medicine

For patients based overseas, working internationally, or unable to attend in person, travel medicine consultations are available via FV’s telemedicine platform. This includes pre-travel advice, post-travel assessment for non-emergency concerns, and follow-up for ongoing treatment plans.

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