For many of us, protecting our health when travelling abroad means purchasing travel medical insurance. While travel medical insurance is critical for dealing with unexpected medical emergencies, preventative medical treatment is just as important.
Visiting the doctor or a travel clinic before departing for exotic lands could help protect you from numerous infections and diseases. Too often, travellers neglect to get vaccines and medications, and end up returning home with an exotic disease as a souvenir.
Click here to read a Globe and Mail article on the importance of visiting a doctor before jetting off on an exotic vacation.