Experience and Learning from the Government Travel Health Clinic in India – Secondary Data Analysis

Abstract Introduction: The unexpected boom in international and domestic travel due to improved connectivity and accessibility compels us to think about the health of the travellers. Our study involved analyses of the data in the travel health clinic. Materials and Methods: A secondary data analysis of the data regarding yellow fever vaccination since January 2019 and the data regarding the travellers presenting to the travel health clinic from its inception on 19 November 2023 to 15 July 2024 was conducted. Results: The mean age of the participants was 35, with the majority of them being males. South Africa was the most common country of travel, followed by Nigeria. The common reasons for travel were occupation/business, followed by tourism. Less than 40% of the beneficiaries were only found to have normal BMI; more than three-fourths of the beneficiaries were either pre-hypertensive or hypertensive, and around 5% presented with elevated random blood sugar levels. Conclusions: The analysis in the paper provide a path for establishing travel health clinics. There is a need for health education activities on travel health services for travellers, which need to be accessible and affordable.