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The Travelers' Health Clinic at UAB is the largest Travel/Tropical medicine clinic in Alabama. The clinic serves Alabama as well as areas of Mississippi and Tennessee that are within a 2 or 3 hour drive of us.

The clinic is located in the state of the art, I.M. Pei designed, UAB Kirklin Clinic. UAB is widely recognized as a leader in tropical medicine and international health.

Services provided include:

Highly individualized pre- and post-travel consultation with a specialist physician (not a nurse)

All CDC/WHO recommended immunizations. We are the only site in Alabama, private or government, that maintains at all times a full vaccine inventory

Malaria chemoprophylaxis when indicated

Medication for self-treatment of travelers' diarrhea and other common problems

Detailed education and extensive printed materials on staying healthy abroad

24 hour/day on-call service for patients becoming ill during or after travel

A full parasitology laboratory on site

Letter to your primary care physician

Travel Medicine is a distinct medical specialty.

More people are travelling than ever before

Most MD's are not familiar with exotic diseases in 219 different countries

Most MD's and even Public Health Departments simply don't have time to keep up with changing disease patterns in these countries

Health care professionals need special training to provide appropriate care. Our Medical Director, Dr. David Freedman, has the experience and training.

Vaccination requirements are not standard for a given country.

Written recommendations from official agencies (CDC, WHO) are not always individualized

Will vary according to individual itinerary (urban vs. rural), type of travel (5-star vs. backpacking), age, previous vaccinations, previous medical history, length of stay.