Who is this page for?
Anyone traveling abroad from Northern Ireland, including holidaymakers, business travellers, students and people visiting friends and relatives.
About travel health
Planning ahead can help you stay healthy while travelling and reduce the risk of illness. Before you travel, check the health advice for your destination and make sure you have the vaccinations or medicines you may need.
Things to consider before, during and after your travel
Before your travel, make sure to find out about:
- Travel vaccinations
- Destination-specific advice
- Travel insurance
- Taking medicines abroad
- Travelling if you are pregnant or have medical condition
- Traveling for medical treatment
- Traveling with babies and children
During your travel, pay attention to and find out about:
- Food and water safety
- Insect and animal bites
- Sun and heat safety
Returning home from travel, if you are not well:
- Look out for symptoms after travel
- Seek medical advice
- Tell your GP where you have travelled
Travel health advice resources:
- Before you travel | nidirect
- Travel vaccinations - NHS
- Healthcare abroad - NHS
- National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) - comprehensive travel health and vaccine guidance.
- Travel Aware Campaign - GOV.UK
- Foreign travel advice - GOV.UK
- Travel advice from World Health Organization
- Latest advice Public Health Agency health advice for travellers Spring/Summer 2025
Information for healthcare professionals
For healthcare professionals
The following websites provide travel health advice, including information on travel vaccines, for health professionals advising the public about avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad.
- National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) - comprehensive travel health and vaccine guidance.
- Travel Health Pro (NaTHNaC) - Country List - Find travel health advice for destinations worldwide and a wealth of useful resources for travellers and health professionals providing travel health services in the UK.
Returning worker support
Advice for people returning to the UK after working in virus affected areas:
- Ebola and Marburg: returning workers scheme (RWS) - GOV.UK - for those from affected regions.
- Mpox clade I returning workers scheme - GOV.UK - assistance for workers returning from Mpox-affected areas.
How the Public Health Agency (PHA) helps
The PHA provides travel health information, raises awareness of travel-related health risks and works with partners to help prevent and respond to travel-related infectious diseases.