The International Travelers' Clinic

Robert Voight, M.D.

    If you are traveling abroad, whether it be to China on business, Africa for charity-related work or to Mexico for a honeymoon, you should consider consulting the International Travelers' Clinic at Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

    Robert Voight, M.D., medical director of the International Travelers' Clinic, has provided evaluation and counseling to international travelers since 1987. Dr. Voight is board certified in internal medicine and occupational medicine and has been awarded the Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Medicine by the International Society of Traveler Medicine. The International Travelers' Clinic provides pre-travel evaluation, counseling, and immunizations for international travelers.

    The specialty of Travel Medicine was developed to prepare and protect the increasing number of people who travel, for business or pleasure, to those international destinations that are still considered biological risks. Immunizations are available to protect against diseases such as typhoid, polio, yellow fever, hepatitis, meningitis, and others. Over one million people continue to lose their lives to malaria each year but to protect against that disease, for example, immunization is simply not enough. A traveller must take pills before, during and after the trip to an area where malaria is prevelent. This is how an expert in the field of Travel Medicine can help you protect yourself from infectious disease.

    The greatest disease risk the international traveler continues to face, however, is the most mundane--diarrhea--whether it be mild or severe. Some 20 to 50 percent of third world-travelers will develop diarrhea during a trip. Advice on how to lower this risk, as well as a prescription for a medication to treat the symptoms can make the difference between a dream trip or a nightmare.

    If you are traveling abroad, the International Travelers' Clinic at Nashoba Valley Medical Center can help you prepare for your business travels or that round-the-world trip of a lifetime.

    For further information or to make an appointment for your consultation, call the Occupational Health Department at 978-784-9328.