Meet your local travel doctor
Holding degrees including MBBCh (Wits), BSc Hon (Natal) and a Travel Med Cert (Wits), Dr Richard Foster is now practicing from the Gillitts Medical Centre.
Dr Richard Foster said he is grateful to all his patients who have supported him over the years and looks forward to assisting them, and Upper Highway residents, since he is a general practitioner who cares for the whole family.
At the same location he brings 25 years’ experience in travel health to Gillitts Travel Clinic.
Dr Foster can be contacted for:
• Administration of the Yellow Fever vaccine and the compulsory certificate
• Other compulsory & recommended pretravel vaccines
• Pretravel health advice on malaria prevention, travel safety & health alerts
• Post travel care for infections and injuries
When to visit Gillitts Travel Clinic?
Yellow fever is mandatory for certain South American and sub-Sahara African countries. Visitors to Saudi Arabia need Yellow Fever as well as Meningitis vaccinations. If you are visiting a developing country it is advisable to be up to date with the Tetanus and Hepatitis vaccine regardless of whether it is budget travel or an up-market resort chosen.
Dr Foster advises patients who will be travelling to seek medical advice at least two weeks before departure. He also says travel advice and vaccinations are personalised, because recommendations depend on place, time of the year, duration and type of trip. He says vaccinations can change frequently depending on current situations and two people travelling to the same destination can be advised differently on what vaccinations to consider.
The Gillitts Travel Clinic is open weekdays from 8:00 to 15:00, preferably by appointment, and is situated at 15 Old Main Road, Clifton Park, Gillitts.
You can phone 076 502 9951 for an appointment.
