Passport to health

An old T-shirt once parodied a military recruitment campaign with the slogan: 'Join the army! Tour the world! And bring home all manner of embarrassing tropical diseases!' Those working overseas these days probably do not worry to any great degree that they are venturing into the medical unknown, but they no doubt give due consideration to health issues. And within that important area of personal and family interest, they will be keen to secure good quality private medical insurance (PMI). The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) last year in several countries - notably in...