★ North Shore's #1 Travel Health Clinic
North Vancouver
Travel Clinic
Your One-Stop Travel Vaccination Clinic in the North Shore
(Located inside Pharmasave Marine Drive)
What We Do
At NVTC, we pride ourselves on being your trusted partner in ensuring a safe and healthy travel experience. Our comprehensive travel health services include a wide range of vaccines tailored to your destination's requirements, expert travel medicine advice to address any health concerns, and a selection of essential travel supplies to keep you prepared.
Whether you're traveling for business or leisure, NVTC is committed to supporting your health and well-being every step of the way so you can focus on enjoying your adventure.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our Services
Our comprehensive travel health services include a wide range of vaccines tailored to your destination's requirements
Portfolio Stabilization
Destination-specific vaccines, malaria prevention, travellers' diarrhea medications, altitude sickness treatment, and real-time outbreak alerts — all in a single appointment.
On-Site Immunization Clinic
Walk in or book an appointment at our fully equipped on-site clinic. Our certified nurses administer all vaccines with care and precision.
Routine Non-Travel Vaccinations
Keep your immunizations up to date with our full range of routine vaccines for adults and children — no doctor's referral needed.
Travel Health Supplies
Stock up on essential travel health supplies — insect repellent, water purification tablets, first-aid kits, compression socks, and more — before you head off.
TB Skin Testing
Fast, reliable tuberculosis skin tests (TST/Mantoux) for employment, school, or travel requirements, administered and read by our trained nursing staff.
Why Choose NVTC?
North Vancouver Travel Clinic | Other Clinics | Pharmacies | |
|---|---|---|---|
Range of Travel Health
Services | ✅ Full range of travel health
services, including vaccinations,
malaria prevention, travelers'
diarrhea management, altitude
sickness prevention, and
comprehensive health risk
assessments. | ⚠️ May offer a similar
range of services | ❌ Primarily focused
on vaccine
administration. |
Pre-Travel Advice and
Education | ✅ Comprehensive personalized
pre-travel consultations,
including detailed health and
safety advice, and destination-
specific recommendations. | ⚠️ Varies; may offer
some pre-travel
advice. | ❌ Limited to vaccine-
related information |
Staff
Certifications/Training | ✅ Nurses and healthcare
providers have specialized
training and certifications in
travel medicine. | ⚠️ Varies; some may
have staff with specific
travel medicine
training. | ❌ Pharmacists have
general
pharmacology
training; travel
medicine training is
often limited. |
One-Stop Clinic | ✅ We provide everything at the
appointment, no need to see
your doctor or make a separate
trip to your pharmacy | ❌ You will have to see
your family doctor or a
walk-in doctor to
receive a prescription
for travel medicine. | ❌ You will have to
see your family
doctor or a walk-in
doctor to receive a
prescription for travel
medicine. |
Price | ✅ Competitive | ❌ Can be Expensive | ✅ Competitive |
Knowledge Level of
Staff Providing the
Service | ✅ Specialize in Travel Medicine | ✅❌ Varies from staff
to staff and clinic to
clinic | ❌ Minimal knowledge
and experience in
travel medicine. |
Direct Billing | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Prescriptions from Your
Family Physician
Required | ✅ No | ❌They do not provide prescriptions for travel
medicines such as antimalarials, traveler’s diarrhea antibiotics, and altitude sickness. | ❌ Yes, they require
prescriptions from your family doctor. |
Carries All Vaccines | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ Only basic vaccines |
Time Allocated for
Assessment and
Consultation | ✅ Up to 45 minutes per person,
as needed | ✅ Up to 45 minutes
per person, as needed | ❌ 10-15 minutes.
Pharmacists are often
focused prescriptions |
Ease of Booking | ✅ Easy online or phone booking | ✅ Usually phone or
online booking
available | ❌ Less convenient |