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Travel Medicine Service Launched
Abu Dhabi’s Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS) has launched a new Travel Medicine Service to advise and protect Abu Dhabi travelers leaving the country for work or leisure. AHS is a department of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA). The launch of the new service was timed to coincide with school closings during the holiday season and summer vacation plans
An SEHA-AHS announcement said the new service will provide the most common vaccinations such as Malaria, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Meningococcal, Hepatitis A, Rabies, and Prophylaxis. The vaccinations will be prescribed and administered by experienced providers at five different AHS locations – Disease Prevention and Screening Center (Abu Dhabi), and healthcare centers in Bain Al Jesraennd Khalifa-A, Al Muwaijai, and Al Samah.
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