Dawood R M
Hospital for Sick Children, London.
Br Med Bull. 1993 Apr;49(2):269-84. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a072610.
The primary objective of medical care for travellers is to prevent health problems before they occur. Pre-travel efforts to accomplish this have traditionally focused mainly upon immunization and medication. While these are of undoubted importance, adequate attention also needs to be directed at information and education. Government, the travel industry, the health care professions, and the media have a vital role to play in ensuring that appropriate information is widely disseminated and is made as accessible as possible. This cannot be a passive process, however, and travellers themselves have a clear responsibility to make the most of available resources, to inform themselves about potential hazards at their intended destination, and to observe the necessary precautions.
旅行者医疗保健的主要目标是在健康问题发生之前加以预防。以往为实现这一目标而进行的旅行前准备工作主要集中在免疫接种和药物治疗上。虽然这些无疑非常重要，但也需要对信息和教育给予充分关注。政府、旅游业、医疗保健行业和媒体在确保适当信息得到广泛传播并尽可能易于获取方面发挥着至关重要的作用。然而，这不能是一个被动的过程，旅行者自身有明确的责任充分利用现有资源，了解其预定目的地的潜在风险，并采取必要的预防措施。
