by Madeline Sharpe | Oct 2, 2020 | Technology
Many of you might not know this, but Sitata’s early foundations were built for early disease detection. In fact, our founder has a TedX talk from 2016 all about why we need to warn travellers to help prevent the spread of disease. It should come as no surprise...
by Madeline Sharpe | Nov 24, 2015 | Safety, Travel
7 Ways to Avoid Terrorism and Stay Safe While Travelling Everyone knows that terrorists continue to call for attacks against western interests civilians, police, and governments in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany. But how serious is the...
by Madeline Sharpe | Jun 8, 2015 | Health, Travel
MERS Coronavirus in South Korea — What’s the deal? Over 20,000 tourists have cancelled trips to South Korea. How come? And the government has closed more than 1,850 schools nationwide due to parental concern? Over what? What is big in the press right now and causing...
by Madeline Sharpe | Mar 2, 2015 | Health, Travel
Should You Take Antibiotics for Travellers Diarrhoea? You are travelling and suddenly get a mild to moderate case of diarrhoea. What should you do? Should you take the antibiotic you brought with you? Should you go to a local pharmacy and see what antibiotic you can...
by Madeline Sharpe | Dec 30, 2014 | Health, Travel
Can You Get Dengue Fever on Your Next Trip? According to estimates by the World Health Organization, around 2.5 billion people in over 100 countries are at risk of getting dengue fever. There are an estimated 50 million dengue infections occurring annually across most...