General
The continuous upsurge in backpacking holidays leads to some difficulty for those of us trying to advise on good health care so that your personal health can be protected to the greatest possible extent during this trip. Vaccines, avoiding mosquito bites, what to eat and drink and many other issues need to be covered by the travel doctor.

Personal health
It is essential to ensure that your personal health will be sufficient for the trip you have planned. If you have a significant medical condition (eg heart problems, diabetes, epilepsy, asthma etc) then it will be important to talk this through in great detail to make sure you are not taking unnecessary risks. If you have never camped in the Dublin Mountains how come you think you will be able to cope with a tent on the Thai/Myanmar border or in some hut at 18,000 feet in Nepal!

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