Health: Medical Facilities in Bangladesh & Abroad (Free!)

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Medical Facilities in Bangladesh

Dhaka is the only place where somewhat decent medical facilities exist, but major procedures such as childbirth or surgery should definitely be undertaken abroad. Many expatriates head to Thailand for their regular medical treatments and more intensive diagnostic procedures. For less serious travel-related illnesses, International Centre for Cholera and Diarrhoea Research, Bangladesh (ICCDR,B) has a travellers’ clinic which charges US$50 per visit for insured patients and US$15 otherwise. The clinic can also provide vaccinations as well. Appointments are recommended.

Emergencies are probably best handled at one of the major hospitals.

  • Apollo Hospital Hse 81, Blk E, Bashundhara; tel : 02989 1661/2; mob: 01713 046684, 01713 046685; emergency tel : 02 989 6623; emergency mob: 01911555555; emergency ambulance tel : 01714 090000; e-mail : info@apollodhaka.com; www.apollodhaka.com
  • British High Commission Clinic Elizabeth House, Hse 23, Park Rd (cnr of Rd 6), Baridhara; tel : 02 882 4345. Generally for high commission staff & British aid workers, but will likely point you in the right direction in the case of emergencies.
  • Dr Wahab’s Medical Centre Hse 3, Rd 12, Baridhara; tel : 02 882 1454. Can consult for acute but not life-threatening illnesses; also handles medical checkups for many international visa applications.
  • ICCDR,B 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali; tel : 02 886 0523–32; e-mail : info@icddrb.org; www.icddrb.org; time : 09.00–12.00 &14.00–17.00 Sun–Thu.
  • Square Hospital 18/F West Panthapath, near Dhanmondi; tel : 02 815 9457, 814 2431, 814 1522, 814 4400, 814 2333, emergency m 01713
    377773–5; www.squarehospital.com.
  • United Hospital Hse 15, Rd 71, Gulshan 2; tel : 02 883 6000, 883 6444; mob: 01914 001234.

Travel Clinics and Health Information

A full list of current travel clinic websites worldwide is available on www.istm.org/. For other journey preparation information, consult www.nathnac.org/ds/map_world.aspx. Information about various medications may be found on www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel.

UK

  • Berkeley Travel Clinic 32 Berkeley St, London W1J 8EL (near Green Park tube station); tel: 020 7629
    6233; time: 10.00–18.00 Mon–Fri, 10.00–15.00 Sat.
  • Cambridge Travel Clinic 41 Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1NT; tel: 01223 367362; fax: 01223 368021; e-mail: enquiries@travelcliniccambridge.co.uk; www.travelcliniccambridge.co.uk; time: 10.00–16.00
    Mon, Tue & Sat, 12.00–19.00 Wed/Thu, 11.00–18.00 Fri.
  • Edinburgh Travel Health Clinic 14 East Preston St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9QA; tel: 0131 667 1030; www.edinburghtravelhealthclinic.co.uk; time: 09.00–19.00 Mon–Wed, 09.00–18.00 Thu/Fri. Travel
    vaccinations & advice on all aspects of malaria prevention. All current UK prescribed anti-malaria
    tablets in stock.
  • Fleet Street Travel Clinic 29 Fleet St, London EC4Y 1AA; tel: 020 7353 5678; www.fleetstreetclinic.com;
    time: 08.45–17.30 Mon–Fri. Injections, travel products & latest advice.
  • Hospital for Tropical Diseases Travel Clinic Mortimer Market Centre, 2nd Fl, Capper St (off Tottenham Ct Rd), London WC1E 6AU; tel : 020 7388 9600; www.thehtd.org; time: 09.00–16.00 weekdays; 24hr emergency available. Offers consultations & advice, & is able to provide all necessary drugs & vaccines for travellers. Runs a healthline (tel : 020 7950 7799) for country-specific information & health hazards. Also stocks nets, water purification equipment & personal protection measures. Travellers who have returned from the tropics & are unwell, with fever or bloody diarrhoea, can attend the walk-in emergency clinic at the hospital without an appointment.
  • MASTA (Medical Advisory Service for Travellers Abroad), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel St, London WC1 7HT; tel : 09068
    224100; email: enquiries@masta.org; www.masta-travelhealth.com. This is a premium-line number, charged at 60p per min. For a fee, they will provide an individually tailored health brief, with up-to-date information on how to stay healthy, inoculations &
    what to take.
  • MASTA pre-travel clinics tel : 01276 685040. Call or check www.masta-travel-health.com/travel- clinic.aspx for the nearest; there are currently 30 in Britain. They also sell malaria prophylaxis, memory cards, treatment kits, bed-nets, net treatment kits, etc. NHS travel website www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk. Provides country-by-country advice on immunisation & malaria prevention, plus details of recent development, & a list of relevant health organisations.
  • Nomad Travel Stores Flagship store: 3–4 Wellington Terrace, Turnpike Lane, London N8 0PX; tel: 020 8889 7014; fax 020 8889 9528; e-mail: turnpike@nomadtravel.co.uk; www.nomadtravel.co.uk; walk in or appointments tel : 09.15–17.00 daily, with late night Thu. 6 stores in total countrywide: 3 in London, also in Bristol, Southampton & Manchester. As well as dispensing health advice, Nomad stocks mosquito nets & other anti-bug devices, & an excellent range of adventure travel gear.
  • InterHealth Travel Clinic 111 Westminster Bridge Rd,
    London, SE1 7HR; tel : 020 7902 9000; e-mail : info@interhealth.org.uk; ww.interhealth.org.uk; time :
    08.30–17.30 Mon–Fri. Competitively priced, one-stop
    travel health service by appointment only.
  • Trailfinders Immunisation Centre 194 Kensington High
    St, London W8 7RG; tel : 020 7938 3999; www.trailfinders.com/travelessentials/travelclinic.htm; time: 09.00–17.00 Mon–Wed & Fri, 09.00–18.00 Thu, 10.00–17.15 Sat. No appointment necessary.
  • Travelpharm The Travelpharm website (www.travelpharm.com) offers up-to-date guidance on travel-related health & has a range of medications available through their online mini-pharmacy.

Irish Republic

  • Tropical Medical Bureau Grafton St Medical Centre, Grafton Bldgs, 34 Grafton St, Dublin 2; tel : 1 671 9200. Has a useful website specific to tropical destinations (www.tmb.ie).

USA

  • Centers for Disease Control 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta,
    GA 30333; tel : 800 232 4636, 800 232 6348; e-mail : cdcinfo@cdc.gov; www.cdc.gov/travel. The central source of travel information in the USA. Each summer they publish the invaluable Health Information for International Travel.
  • IAMAT (International Association for Medical
    Assistance to Travelers) 1623 Military Rd, #279
    Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1745; tel : 716 754 4883; e-mail : info@iamat.org; www.iamat.org. A non-profit
    organisation with free membership that provides lists
    of English-speaking doctors abroad.

Canada

  • IAMAT (International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers) Suite 1, 1287 St Clair Av W, Toronto, ON, M6E 1B8;time : 416 652 0137;
    www.iamat.org
  • TMVC Suite 314, 1030 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2Y3;time : 905 648 1112; e-mail : info@tmvc.com; www.tmvc.com. One-stop medical clinic for all your international travel medicine & vaccination needs.

Australia, New Zealand, Thailand

  • TMVC (Travel Doctors Group) time : 1300 65 88 44; www.tmvc.com.au. 22 clinics in Australia, New Zealand & Thailand, including: Auckland anterbury Arcade, 170 Queen St, Auckland; time : 09 373 3531; Brisbane 75a Astor Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, QLD 4000; time : 07 3815 6900; e-mail : brisbane@traveldoctor.com.au; Melbourne Dr Sonny Lau, 393 Little Bourke St, 2nd Fl, Melbourne, VIC 3000; time : 03 9935 8100; e-mail :

    melbourne@traveldoctor.com.au; Sydney Dr Mandy Hu, Dymocks Bldg, 7th Fl, 428 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000; time : 02 9221 7133; fax : 02 9221 8401

  • IAMAT PO Box 5049, Christchurch 5, New Zealand; www.iamat.org

South Africa

Switzerland

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