FAQ about cost of vaccine in Thailand

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Many foreign visitors often wonder why cost of vaccine in Thailand is much lower than in their home countries. Such as rabies vaccine may cost up to US$200 per shot in the US, but in our clinic it is just US$11 per shot. What makes this big difference? Is it really the same vaccine? from…

Elective opportunity

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  Elective/Research Volunteer:            Each year we receive many requests from medical students/doctors/residents and research volunteer from all around the world for the opportunity to join us. Although we try to accommodate you all, we have some limitations. Only a limited number of requests will be successful. Here are our guidelines.   1. We…

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Research Activity

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Research Activities                Although Travel Medicine is a relatively new field of medicine, it is becoming increasingly more important especially in the era of globalization. More than 1000 million people travel internationally each year. Many travel medicine-related activities such as travel clinics, researches and educations are well established in the western world. But in Thailand,…

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Geosentinel and Thai Travel Clinic

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GEOSENTINEL and Thai Travel Clinic A Global Watch for the Spread of Infectious Diseases              Since 2006, Thai Travel Clinic of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases has been an active participant in a growing elite network of health care providers chosen to monitor the global spread of infectious diseases.          The recognition that…

Publications

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Selected Publications and Presentations   Publications in International peer-reviewed journal   2014-2015 1) Choovichian V, Chatapat L, Piyaphanee W. A Bubble Turtle: Bullous Contact Dermatitis After a Black Henna Tattoo in a Backpacker in Thailand. J Travel Med 2015; 22(4): 287-8.   2) Kittitrakul C, Lawpoolsri S, Kusolsuk T, Olanwichitwong J, Tangkanakul W, Piyaphanee W.…