For up to date health advice there is really no better service than the department of health.

 

Log on to www.dh.gov.uk to get advice about such things as Bird Flu, Swine Flu, epidemics, current threats and general advice. Health advice can also be obtained from the World health organization particularly about vaccinations you might need.

 

Also the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have a great website www.fco.gov.uk/travel which gives you lot’s advice from terrorism threats , health threats , passport and visa problems, and lots more including how the British Embassies and Consulates can help you.

 

Airports - www.airports-worldwide.com
telephone numbers and details of airports around the world Emergency Service Numbers in Europe

 

Yellow Pages Egypt: www.yellowpages.com.eg

 

Yellow Pages UK: Yell - www.yell.com will give you digital maps and addresses and telephone numbers of service providers throughout the UK

 

NHS - www.nhsdirect.nh or telephone 08454647
These details will put you in touch with NHS call centres open 24/7 throughout the UK. They can direct you to the nearest 24 hour pharmacy,hospital, doctor,dentist etc.

 

 

If you need to send cash urgently to someone abroad or even from abroad to home try www.westernunion.co.uk. They have 245,000 agent locations worldwide, can arrange immediate transfer, so you can be standing in one of their agent locations and the person to who you are sending cash can collect it immediately from one of their other agent locations.