Because you never know when you are going to have a mishap, mPassport is a medical app that helps ease the worry of destination wedding travel.
Even on an occasion as happy as a destination wedding, medical mishaps can occur. Perhaps the best man slices his big toe on coral, or the mother of the bride twists her ankle doing the limbo, or the wedding couple get it into their heads to try push scooters together——with predictable results. Or, more worrisome, a grandparent finds herself short of breath or having dizzy spells, or is uncomfortable traveling without knowing what facilities are available for a chronic condition.
That’s when you’re likely to realize that in all your wedding planning, you didn’t give any thought to how you would get in touch with a doctor, or find a hospital, should the need arise, especially if you’re in a country where your linguistic abilities are pretty much confined to “thank you” and “more wine, please.”
In that case, a big help for global medical assistance can be a travel app called mPassport.
Developed by HTH Worldwide, the app, which works with mobile devices, can put you in touch with more than 7,000 contracted English-speaking doctors in 190 countries, and 1,700 hospitals and clinics.
And that’s just the beginning. There’s an extensive database of pharmacy locations and name equivalents for prescribed and over-the-counter drugs for many frequently visited countries. And there’s a dictionary of 1,600 medical terms in 13 languages, which includes such phrases, should you have unwisely acted on your impulse to try push scooters, as “He cannot move his arm.”
You’ll also find embassy and consulate information, and continuously updated security information, including text delivery of alerts for 95+ countries. And there’s 24/7 customer support from the HTH Global Health and Safety team.
For individual users, the service costs $34.95, which might not seem cheap. But when it gives nana the confidence to get on that plane to your wedding? Priceless.
