Vaccines at home, and trip to Sri Lanka
Mark Sweet TMA member Surrey Hills VIC International travel has been severely curtailed as a result of Covid19. But there are still many reasons that you may want to consult a travel clinic. The TMA doctors are experts in immunisation and some of the TMA clinics are involved in pre-employment / pre-deployment medical assessments. Immunisations when […]
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Travel Recommendation; Sri Lanka Ayubowan Readers! “Ayubowan” is the word used in Sri Lanka to greet someone Sri Lanka is a small Island off the south east tip of the Indian subcontinent. Measuring a total area of 65 610km, it is home to 20.5 million people (2013). Until 1972 the island was known as Ceylon, […]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka by Dr Jonathan Barrell, TMA Member Daylesford, Victoria The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia; known until 1972 as Ceylon. Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives […]
Sri Lanka Tour
… Prepared by Dr Robyn Dawson TMA Member Burnie, Tasmania Here I am sitting poolside somewhere between overheated and hot just from the exertion of walking from the hotel room up through the reception and dining room of this magic old English colonial hotel with a romantic story to keep you on the edge of […]
Elephantiasis – Sri Lanka
… Prepared by TMA Member Yeppoon, Qld: Megan Young (medical student) Travelling to third world countries as part of a medical attachment can be a life changing event with life long learned skills and memorable experiences. This 64 year old gent was happy to share his story with Megan Young, our final year medical student, presently […]