Open AccessCurrent Approach to Travel Health Services
Author(s) -
Memet Taşkın Eğici,
Fulya Kahraman Aydoğan,
Cemal Ayazoğlu,
Güzin Zeren Öztürk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eurasian journal of family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-3161
pISSN - 2147-3404
DOI - 10.33880/ejfm.2019080301
Subject(s) - business , order (exchange) , process (computing) , environmental health , health services , hygiene , environmental planning , marketing , geography , medicine , computer science , finance , population , pathology , operating system
As a result of the improvement on transportation and communication opportunities and the increase in commercial, touristic and cultural relations, travels have increased and diversified. Despite these improvements, the nature of the travel process can make the passenger more vulnerable to health risks due to environmental, climatic and hygiene conditions. Lack of adequate housing and diffucilties to access the health care services increase the risk further. In this review, current information have given about travel health services in Turkey and the necessary precautions were discussed to be taken before, during and after the travel in order to avoid the health risks associated with the travel.