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Health Advice for Mauritania

Fit for Travel

www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk

‘Fit for Travel' is a public access website provided by the NHS (Scotland). It gives travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK. The website is compiled and updated by a team of experts from the Travel Medicine Division at Health Protection Scotland (HPS).

MASTA

www.masta.org

MASTA provide comprehensive 'Health Briefs' for travellers although these are not free and incur a small charge. A 'Health Brief' provides travel and medical advice specifically tailored to your journey. Each 'Health Brief' is compiled from the MASTA database of information on 84 diseases and health hazards in over 250 countries. The database is kept constantly up to date and provides individual written 'Health Briefs' by matching countries to be visited, living conditions abroad and dates of travel.

World Health Organisation

www.who.int/ith/en/

WHO publish a very detailed guide 'International Travel and Health'. This publication offers guidance on the full range of health risks likely to be encountered at specific destinations and associated with different types of travel – from business, humanitarian and leisure travel to backpacking and adventure tours.

Mauritania Health Advice
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Why Travel to Mauritania?

  • Witness the world's largest concentration of winter migratory birds in Banc d'Arguin National Park.
  • Head for the beautiful desert oasis of Terjit and sleep under date palms to be awoken by birdsong.
  • At Chinguetti, visit ancient libraries and desert remains of past civilisations.
  • Engage in a favourite local pastime - sip mint tea with hospitable nomadic Moors and celebrate life.
  • Discover Mauritania's Sahara on an adventurous camel trek or wilderness walking holiday.