Call us now to be fully informed and prepared. Same day appointments are available in most cases. The results of the Haitian earthquake are devastating and causing additional disease and injury risks. Please don't go unprotected.

Passport Health is reaching out to all volunteer and relief organizations and
is offering extended ours throughout their national network of clinics. Call us today at 305-642-9889 and we will work with your schedule to get you into
our office as soon as possible.

Have a whole group going to help? Passport Health will also come on-site for departing volunteer groups.

Passport Health supports your efforts for helping the victims and families of this horrible tragedy.

Passport Health Miami decided to waive or offer significant discounts for consultation and administrative fees associated with our services. Therefore, you will need to cover only the cost of vaccines and malaria medications. As supplies last we are giving each person an alcohol-free hand sanitizer and Ceralyte, the rice-based oral electrolyte flavored powder drink mix.

Call us at 305-642-9889.

We have been working closely with Project Medishare getting volunteers vaccinated prior to departure to Port-au-Prince. Our own Claudie Boulay, RN, just back from Haiti with Project Medishare, will share with you first hand experiences.

Relief workers and others who must travel to affected areas should:

• Consult a travel medicine physician or clinic for an individualized health and risk assessment prior to departure.
• Ensure that routine vaccinations (including tetanus, diphtheria and measles) are up-to-date.
• Consider the following vaccinations: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid and rabies.
• Malaria risk is present in all of Haiti. Discuss preventative medications with your travel medicine consultant.
• Read the fact sheets on Avoiding Illness, Selecting Safe Food and Water, and Avoiding Injuries (available at Passport Health)

While in Haiti:

• Monitor developments and heed all warnings, including those concerning tsunamis. Aftershocks and other natural disasters may still worsen the situation.
• Be aware of the significant security risks. The situation is volatile and could further deteriorate. Looting has occurred in some areas, as well as some protests and civil unrest. Opportunistic crime is expected to increase.
• Consider carrying loperamide and an appropriate antibiotic for self-treatment of diarrhea. Diarrhea that lasts more than a few days may be caused by a parasite (e.g., giardia, cyclospora or cryptosporidium) and require treatment.
• Use insect repellent that contains DEET. People older than two months of age can use preparations containing up to 35% DEET - the higher the concentration, the longer it repels.
• Practice good hygiene. Wash your hands with soap regularly and wash skin cuts/abrasions thoroughly. Treat skin infections early.
• Drink only boiled or bottled water, or canned or carbonated beverages. Avoid ice, as it may have been made with unsafe water.

"Ms. Boulay,

I just returned from Haiti yesterday and I wanted to thank you for your help and advice on trip preparation. You helped to make this trip a success! I am physically tired from an intense week but at the same time spiritually lifted knowing that there is still a lot of good in the world. I cannot wait to plan another mission!

Thank you again and God Bless you!

Noel Alonso, MD"

Latest Alerts:

1. CDC stresses the importance of relief workers being immune or protected against measles before traveling to Haiti (02-24-2010)

2. During January 12 - February 25, CDC received reports of 11 laboratory-confirmed cases of P. falciparum malaria acquired in Haiti. Patients included seven U.S. residents who were emergency responders, three Haitian residents, and one U.S. traveler.

More info on CDC's website:

• Guidance for Relief Workers (updated February 24, 2010): http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/news-announcements/relief-workers-haiti.aspx

• Guidance for Healthcare Providers (updated February 24, 2010): http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/news-announcements/healthcare-providers-haiti-earthquake-response.aspx

• Interim Recommendations for the Medical and Psychological Evaluation of Individuals Arriving from Haiti: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/recommendations-evaluation-individuals-haiti.aspx

• Malaria Acquired in Haiti --- 2010: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5908a1.htm?s_cid=mm5908a1_e

• As part of the CDC efforts to assist with the earthquake disaster response in Haiti, and to prepare for possible outbreaks or epidemics of infectious disease, subject matter experts have prepared a series of short pre-decision briefs for public health action on specific high-priority threats. These twelve briefs have been tailored to the current situation in Haiti, post-earthquake. These briefs have been designed to provide key recommendations with relevant background information for decision makers in the Haiti Ministry of Health, the U.S. Government, non-governmental organizations, and elsewhere. Each of the briefs has been reviewed and commented on by a number of respected experts from outside the agency who have experience in the relevant field.

Acute Watery Diarrhea and Cholera Pre-Decision Brief
Bloody Diarrhea (Dysentery) Pre-Decision Brief
Dengue Fever/Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever Pre-Decision Brief
Diphtheria Pre-Decision Brief
Malaria Pre-Decision Brief
Measles Pre-Decision Brief
Meningococcal Disease Pre-Decision Brief
Tetanus Pre-Decision Brief
Tuberculosis Pre-Decision Brief
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Pre-Decision Brief