www.sentex.net This is the  International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers homepage.  The I.A.M.A.T.  is a nonprofit organization that helps travelers avoid illness while traveling abroad.  They help guide travelers in 125 countries to competent medical care and to doctors trained in Western countries that speak either French or English.  There is no cost of membership for this organization.  Donations are encouraged to help continue IAMAT’s work.

www.medicalert.org  The Medic Alert homepage is a nonprofit organization that provides bracelets to identify diseases or allergies from which you suffer.  The bracelet carries a phone number to be called in the event that medical personnel need access to your medical records on a 24-hour a day basis.  Registration is necessary and an annual membership fee applies.