emirates7 - Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), a leading hospital in the UAE and part of the PureHealth group, has officially launched its new Travel Health Clinic.
This specialized clinic is designed to meet the growing healthcare needs of travellers entering or leaving the UAE, ensuring both personal well-being and the broader public health are safeguarded.
SSMC’s Travel Health Clinic offers proactive pre-travel consultations that can significantly reduce health risks associated with international travel. Backed by a multidisciplinary team of infectious disease specialists, travel health nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory professionals, the clinic delivers a full range of pre- and post-travel healthcare services aimed at preventing and managing potential health threats.
Dr. Zahir Babiker, interim chair of the tropical and infectious diseases division and consultant at SSMC, stated, “This new Travel Health Clinic is part of our ongoing commitment to elevate healthcare standards in the region. As a leader in tropical and travel medicine, we aim to offer expert support to ensure travellers are fully prepared, protected, and confident before, during, and after their journeys.”
Key services at the clinic include personalized pre-travel consultations with evidence-based advice tailored to each traveller’s health profile and destination. The clinic also provides essential travel vaccinations, such as those for yellow fever and meningococcal disease, based on destination-related health risks.
The clinic also offers preventive care for conditions like malaria and altitude sickness, and conducts post-travel assessments to diagnose and treat any illnesses or concerns that may have arisen during a trip. It also facilitates certified medical fitness evaluations, commonly required by foreign embassies in the UAE.
Serving a broad range of international travellers and individuals needing official medical documentation, the clinic collaborates with embassies, companies, and insurance firms to support safe, informed travel.
Located within SSMC’s Outpatient Department, the clinic can be contacted through WhatsApp, its official website, the SEHA App, or – for those within the UAE – by calling 800 7762.
This specialized clinic is designed to meet the growing healthcare needs of travellers entering or leaving the UAE, ensuring both personal well-being and the broader public health are safeguarded.
SSMC’s Travel Health Clinic offers proactive pre-travel consultations that can significantly reduce health risks associated with international travel. Backed by a multidisciplinary team of infectious disease specialists, travel health nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory professionals, the clinic delivers a full range of pre- and post-travel healthcare services aimed at preventing and managing potential health threats.
Dr. Zahir Babiker, interim chair of the tropical and infectious diseases division and consultant at SSMC, stated, “This new Travel Health Clinic is part of our ongoing commitment to elevate healthcare standards in the region. As a leader in tropical and travel medicine, we aim to offer expert support to ensure travellers are fully prepared, protected, and confident before, during, and after their journeys.”
Key services at the clinic include personalized pre-travel consultations with evidence-based advice tailored to each traveller’s health profile and destination. The clinic also provides essential travel vaccinations, such as those for yellow fever and meningococcal disease, based on destination-related health risks.
The clinic also offers preventive care for conditions like malaria and altitude sickness, and conducts post-travel assessments to diagnose and treat any illnesses or concerns that may have arisen during a trip. It also facilitates certified medical fitness evaluations, commonly required by foreign embassies in the UAE.
Serving a broad range of international travellers and individuals needing official medical documentation, the clinic collaborates with embassies, companies, and insurance firms to support safe, informed travel.
Located within SSMC’s Outpatient Department, the clinic can be contacted through WhatsApp, its official website, the SEHA App, or – for those within the UAE – by calling 800 7762.