A WHO Medical Alert posted recently related to a contaminated expectorant syrup sold in the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. According to the WHO, the product ‘contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants … [and] may have marketing authorizations in other countries in the Western Pacific region. It may have also been distributed, through informal markets, to other countries or regions’. Read more
Before you travel, call Travelvax Australia’s telephone advisory service on 1300 360 164 (toll-free from landlines) for country-specific advice and information. You can also make an appointment at your nearest Travelvax clinic to obtain vaccinations, medication to prevent or treat illness, and accessories for your journey.