| China is a healthier
place to travel than many other parts of the world.
Big cities like Beijing and Shanghai have very sophisticated
medical facilities and their services are very cheap.
The SOS medical emergency telephone number is 120, but
the SOS number does not provide English language service.
Useful medicine
when traveling in China:
Aspirin: for pain or fever
Antihistamine: for allergies
Cold and Flu tablets
Multivitamins: when you stay China for a long time,
your vitamin taken may be not adequate.
Insect repellent, sunscreen, lip balm and eye drop
Water purification tablets or iodine
Common Diseases
in China:
Hepatitis A: The best efficient way to avoid this disease
is to keep away from dirty food.
Hepatitis B: The best efficient way to avoid this disease
is to receive the injections before coming to China.
Japanese B Encephalitis: This mosquito borne disease
is very common in rural areas of China. Make sure you
have received such injections.
Heath Recommendation:
Make sure that you have adequate health insurance. STA
can sort such insurance covering theft, loss, trip cancellation
and some dangerous activities.
Tap water is not considered safe to drink anywhere in
China except Hong Kong.
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