Feb/March 2009 Edition
JHTH Worldwide, a global health and safety services company, has launched mPassport, a mobile health information tool for global travelers. Subscribers can access mPassport at www.mPassport.com/ mobile on their mobile phones or at www.mPassport.com on their computers.
The mPassport database has over 4,200 qualified Englishspeaking physicians and dentists in 180 countries and emergency and urgent care facilities for over 1,100 destinations worldwide. The number of Americans traveling overseas is higher than ever—64 million in 2007. mPassport also features other helpful medical tools for travel abroad:
- Personalized health and Security Alerts are published daily via SMS text messaging and email that arise along the traveler’s personal itinerary.
- Searchable hospitals, Clinics, and Pharmacies include profiles for over 3,400 notable facilities worldwide.
- Medication translation covers over 400 brand-name drugs in the 24 most-visited countries and provides country-specific brand names for prescription and over-the-counter medications.
- Medical term/Condition translation captures idiomatic health care terms and critical health care phrases in 10 languages.
- Cityhealth Profiles convey health care information for hundreds of popular destinations: e.g. local emergency numbers for ambulance, police, and fire; emergency and urgent care options; vaccination requirements; local pharmacy practices.
- Security Profiles contain up-to-date accounts of security risks for hundreds of frequently visited destinations. Topics include terrorism, kidnapping, crime, political stability, preferred lodging, and reliability of local police and transportation.
- txt5 Group text (SMS) Messaging allows subscribers to keep up to 5 friends and family members informed of their travels via a single text message or email.
mPassport pricing is subscription-based and costs $9.95 for 30 days, $15.95 for 60 days, and $49.95 for a year. www.hthworldwide.com