AT A GLANCE
Travel Medicine is not just about vaccinations; it is complete travel health advice for travellers.At CAIRNS TOURIST & LOCAL MEDICAL SERVICES, we offer comprehensive medical services to any members of the public who may be travelling overseas or to those who require pre-travel medical advice and vaccination.
For your convenience we stock specialised items for traveling such as malaria tablets, travellers’ Diarrhoea kits, malaria test kits, mosquito nets, mosquito tents, permethrin packs, syringe kits, water purifier tablets, first aid kits and insect repellent.
Our computer based travel medicine database is upgraded weekly by email from Shorelands, a US based company regarded as the leaders in travel medicine worldwide.
You can send us an email at [email protected] or you can call us on 07 4041 1699.
Yes, we are locally owned and operated.
We provide medical services to the local and tourist Japanese community with an on-site translator and direct billing to overseas travel insurance holders. We also provide treatment to all tourists to Cairns requiring medical services.
We perform a range of minor surgical procedures such as skin biopsy and excisions, repair of lacerations and wounds, removal of foreign bodies, removal and reinsertion of Implanon.
We provide a wide range of general practice services in the treatment and assessment of all patients, whether they are newborn through to the elderly. We offer services in treatment of chronic diseases such as heart disease, asthma, emphysema (COPD), diabetes and kidney disease. Antenatal care, childhood immunisations, age related health examinations and screening is available.