Why study with us?

The Pan African Travel Medicine Federation and Kairuki University in Tanzania are offering an affordable online travel medicine course ​​for African health professionals. This intensive course prepares practitioners to provide trusted travel medicine services to outbound and inbound travellers on the continent. 

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Students will learn with African and international experts in travel medicine, infectious diseases, and mental health. Course lecturers are respected practitioners and have extensive practical experience in the field.​

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Course objectives

The online course will enable health professionals to:

• Practice best-evidence travel medicine by appraising latest knowledge about priority travel risks and applying this to relevant target groups

• Explain international and national travel requirements

• Demonstrate an understanding of international health regulations and the impact of travel on public health

 

Certification
A Certificate of Competence in Travel Medicine will be awarded by Kairuki University upon successful completion of the course.

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Course dates and times

Biweekly on Wednesdays from July 30 – October 29, 2025

19:00-21:00 CAT / +2 GMT

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How it works

• The 28-hour course is a mix of synchronous and asynchronous learning

• Live presentations occur every two weeks

• Links for reading materials will be provided for each module

• Interim evaluations will be held throughout the course, including a final examination

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Modules covered

The course is presented on Moodle learning management system. Registrants will receive course reading materials by 5 July 2025.

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1. Pre- and post-travel health

• What is travel medicine

• International Health Regulations

• Epidemiology

• The travel medicine consultation and risk assessment

• Travel health insurance

• Travel medicine ethical considerations

• The post-travel assessment
   

2. Immunology and Vector-borne diseases      

• Immunology

• Vaccinology

• Vaccines for the traveller

• Rabies

• Malaria

• Trypanosomiasis

• Viral haemorrhagic fevers

3. Traveller populations

• The immunocompromised traveller

• Paediatric and pregnant travellers

• Visiting Friends and Family (VFRs)

• Travelling with a disability

• Chronic disease and travel

• Travel and mental health

4. Travel itineraries

• Food and water borne diseases

• Mass gatherings

• Altitude medicine

• Dive medicine

• Wilderness medicine

• Medical evacuation and repatriation

• Air travel and deep vein thrombosis

• Cruise travel

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Who should enroll?

This course is designed for African doctors, nurses, pharmacists and allied professionals outside of South Africa interested in integrating travel medicine in their practice. If you practice in South Africa, consider taking the Travel Medicine Course offered by the South African Society of Travel Medicine.