Health Information
Living in a foreign country, especially where the common language is not your mother tongue, information might not be as readily accessible as it could be in your home country. FMC recognises this and will do our best to provide you with the information you need on common health concerns especially seasonal illnesses that may affect you.
Standard travel advice applies here in China and visitors, tourists and expats should drink only commercially bottled water, avoid raw vegetables and unpeeled fruits and vegetables, as well as shellfish, to minimise risk of contagious disease. Expats should check promptly with the appropriate medical professionals regarding immunisations, since these may require an interval of four to six weeks to take effect. When discussing health precautions and immunisations, be sure all routine immunisations (Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio and Influenza) are current. You should be certain to inform your physician that you will be living in urban areas of eastern China. If you plan to travel after your China experience, be sure to inform your physician about these destinations.
According to most current information provided by the CDC, persons visiting China are advised to receive the following immunisations prior to arrival:
• Hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG)
• Hepatitis B, if you might be exposed to blood, have sexual contact with the local population, stay longer than 6 months, or be exposed through medical treatment.
• Japanese encephalitis, only if you plan to visit rural areas for 4 weeks or more, except under special circumstances, such as a known outbreak of Japanese encephalitis.
• Rabies, if you might be exposed to wild or domestic animals through your work or recreation.
• Typhoid, particularly if you are visiting developing countries in this region.
• Booster doses for tetanus-diphtheria and measles, as needed
Although malaria is not reported in Ningbo, you may want to purchase anti-malarial pills if travelling independently in Southeast Asia or in rural areas of the following Chinese provinces during warm weather, when malaria transmission occurs: Hainan, Yunnan, Fuijan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet (in the Zangbo River Valley only), Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanghai, and Zhejiang. Malaria transmission only occurs North of latitude 33° N, between July to November, and between latitude 33° N to 25° N, between May to December, and south of latitude 25° N transmission occurs year-round. Chloroquine is the CDC recommended antimalarial drug for malaria risk areas in the above mentioned provinces of China, except for travelers to rural areas of the Hainan and Yunnan provinces, who should take one of the following antimalarial drugs (listed alphabetically): atovaquone/proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or primaquine (in special circumstances). Please consult the CDC website for recommended immunizations and prophylactics and please see the CDC website for malaria information for travelers to East Asia.
For more information, please feel free to browse the various health information listed in the tabs on the left of the website. To make an appointment for more information on treatments for any health issue or on preventative measures to avoid getting sick then please call the FMC +86 (0574) 86837211 during our opening hours (note: FMC is not able to offer immunisations due to Ningbo Health Department regulations forbidding general hospitals from doing so, see "Vaccinations" "Vaccines").
Clinic telephone +86 (0574) 86000000 (Mon-Fri closed)
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Standard travel advice applies here in China and visitors, tourists and expats should drink only commercially bottled water, avoid raw vegetables and unpeeled fruits and vegetables, as well as shellfish, to minimise risk of contagious disease. Expats should check promptly with the appropriate medical professionals regarding immunisations, since these may require an interval of four to six weeks to take effect. When discussing health precautions and immunisations, be sure all routine immunisations (Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio and Influenza) are current. You should be certain to inform your physician that you will be living in urban areas of eastern China. If you plan to travel after your China experience, be sure to inform your physician about these destinations.
According to most current information provided by the CDC, persons visiting China are advised to receive the following immunisations prior to arrival:
• Hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG)
• Hepatitis B, if you might be exposed to blood, have sexual contact with the local population, stay longer than 6 months, or be exposed through medical treatment.
• Japanese encephalitis, only if you plan to visit rural areas for 4 weeks or more, except under special circumstances, such as a known outbreak of Japanese encephalitis.
• Rabies, if you might be exposed to wild or domestic animals through your work or recreation.
• Typhoid, particularly if you are visiting developing countries in this region.
• Booster doses for tetanus-diphtheria and measles, as needed
Although malaria is not reported in Ningbo, you may want to purchase anti-malarial pills if travelling independently in Southeast Asia or in rural areas of the following Chinese provinces during warm weather, when malaria transmission occurs: Hainan, Yunnan, Fuijan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet (in the Zangbo River Valley only), Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanghai, and Zhejiang. Malaria transmission only occurs North of latitude 33° N, between July to November, and between latitude 33° N to 25° N, between May to December, and south of latitude 25° N transmission occurs year-round. Chloroquine is the CDC recommended antimalarial drug for malaria risk areas in the above mentioned provinces of China, except for travelers to rural areas of the Hainan and Yunnan provinces, who should take one of the following antimalarial drugs (listed alphabetically): atovaquone/proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or primaquine (in special circumstances). Please consult the CDC website for recommended immunizations and prophylactics and please see the CDC website for malaria information for travelers to East Asia.
For more information, please feel free to browse the various health information listed in the tabs on the left of the website. To make an appointment for more information on treatments for any health issue or on preventative measures to avoid getting sick then please call the FMC +86 (0574) 86837211 during our opening hours (note: FMC is not able to offer immunisations due to Ningbo Health Department regulations forbidding general hospitals from doing so, see "Vaccinations" "Vaccines").
Clinic telephone +86 (0574) 86000000 (Mon-Fri closed)
Website designed and maintained by Foreigners Medical Clinic, Ningbo Development Zone Central Hospital
All content on this website in its entirety is subject to copyright. No part is to be copied without express written permission of Ningbo Development Zone Central Hospital 宁波开发区中心医院