VM Medical Center

The prevention and maintenance of good health is an important part of travel. Bad health cannot just spoil the travel but also serves as a major economical setback in the form of an unexpected or unplanned major expenditure. Emporiatrics or in simple terms travel medicine is the branch that manages and prevents such health related factors during travelling. International travel medicine exclusively works for the global travellers. The international travellers are not only prone to such bad health environments but also sometimes turn out to be the carriers of the diseases to various other locations. Methods like travel counselling , tests to ensure the current health and vaccination serve in the prevention of millions of travellers worldwide and are just a few of the measures. Treatment and insurance are also important factors of the travel medicine programme. Many disciplines which include infections, varying altitude physiology, epidemiology, cardio vascular health (which is the mos...

The maritime industry has witnessed rapid growth and development in the past few decades. Professionals employed in this sector now have access to a host of benefits, along with their regular incomes. Seafarers, seamen, navigators and other professionals working in this industry deliver commendable service as they help in the movement of various types of cargo vessels and ships. While on the job, they have to meet a number of requirements and adhere to several medical and other norms to be fit for the job. As seafarers have to be in the waters as a part of their job, they are exposed to a number of health risks owing to the environment in which they work. Thus, before they sail for any naval assignment, they have to produce a certificate that establishes their sound health and gives them a go-ahead for the maritime task. These certificates have to be issued by authorized medical personnel who are well aware of the international travel medicine industry and are informed about the lat...