BONUS - RUSTENBURG - If you’re travelling over the festive season, a digital health vault is the ‘life admin hack’ that will help you remember the most important thing: your family’s health information.
Ajuda is a secure digital health vault that makes it possible for anyone to store their health information and get quick access to it anywhere, anytime, through a digital device.
It’s simple and easy to use and means no more stressing about losing your family’s medical records or struggling to keep track of medication. Using Ajuda, families can build a complete, unbroken medical re-cord.
Family holidays are when some of our most treasured memories are made. However, faced with organising things like sorting out transport, accommodation, and packing, it’s easy to overlook priorities like the possibility that you may need access to your medical information in the event of an accident or holiday bug. Storing your information in the Ajuda Vault takes care of that - one less thing to worry about while you’re on holiday.
Here are three medical considerations for travelling:
Keep track of vaccinations and travel medication
Malaria remains one of the biggest killers in Africa and if you’re travelling to a malaria area, it’s highly advisable that you take malaria prophylaxis. If you’re not sure whether your destination is a malaria area or not, ask your pharmacist or consult a travel clinic.
Travelling to another country? A travel clinic can also advise you on any vaccinations you may need. Many countries require a yellow fever vaccination, for example, which you can then store in the Vaccination folder on Ajuda. Storing your family’s vaccination records in your Ajuda vault, means you can easily access and produce them if required.
Be careful when travelling with medication
If you take chronic medication or you’re just organised and you like to be prepared, take note: If you’re travelling to another country, be very careful to research whether you’re allowed to take your medication into that country, even if you’re just going to be in transit. Anti-drug laws vary and what may be an over-the-counter headache tablet here in South Africa, could be an illegal narcotic somewhere else with very serious consequences for anyone caught with it.
Even if it is permitted, make sure you travel with your medication in its original packaging with your name on the label, indicating it was dispensed to you. Upload copies of your prescriptions and the contact details of the prescribing doctors into the Medications folder on your Ajuda Vault so that you can quickly and easily access these if airport authorities ask for them.
Take your medical records with you
Storing digital copies of your medical records is the best way to keep them safe and to allow access on holiday should you need them. Allan Macfarlane, Ajuda’s Chief Technical Officer says, “Ajuda is POPIA compliant, aligns to industry best practice, international guideline compliance and all regulatory requirements to ensure the secure management, privacy and protection of consumer information.” Keep your medical records up to date in your Ajuda Vault and you’ll have the peace of mind that they’re safely stored in a secure place where you can access them easily from anywhere in the world. Just snap a pic of your most important records and upload. It’s that easy!
For more information visit Ajuda.co.za
