Travel Health news

West Nile Fever increase in Greece

Outdoorsy travellers are advised to take all necessary precautions to avoid mosquito bites

UK’s first human case of swine flu strain detected

The UKHSA has formally notified the WHO about this discovery

WHO makes official request to China after reported clusters of respiratory illness

China has reported an increase in an influenza-like illness since mid-October

Japan plans to introduce TB screening

The Japanese government is making plans for mandatory screening for in-bound travellers from six countries

Cigna Healthcare shares results of its Vitality Study 2023

It has found that high levels of burnout and poor mental health are hindering global wellbeing and vitality

Tilak Healthcare raises €10 million

French remote medicine startup Tilak Healthcare has raised €10 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms Elaia and Cap Horn

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World Mental Health Day 2023: why it’s business and personal

Rebecca Barwick, Head L&H Global Underwriting and Claims at Swiss Re, explores how the insurance/reinsurance industry can play its part this World Mental Health Day

Record number of people off work for long-term sickness

Millions of people in the UK are economically inactive due to ill health

Very high or low temperatures increase risk of death

The number of heat-related deaths in the UK has risen in recent years

ECDC holds annual disease preparedness meeting

The meeting was attended by seven observers from Turkey and the Western Balkans

UK self-pay healthcare admissions have peaked

The UK’s Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has reported that the number of patients choosing to self-pay for private healthcare appears to have peaked