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Do you know which medicines you should take with you on your travels?

By accessing the interactive part of this web site you can obtain a list of all the medicines necessary for your trip.

Whether you are going on a holiday to a beach resort or a full blown expedition to some remote location.

However long you will be away or however many people will be in your group, wherever you are going and whatever you are doing, you can obtain your own customised list.

To access this special service:-
 
 
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Do you know which medicines you should take with you on your travels?

By accessing the interactive part of this web site you can obtain a list of all the medicines necessary for your trip.

Whether you are going on a holiday to a beach resort or a full blown expedition to some remote location.

However long you will be away or however many people will be in your group, wherever you are going and whatever you are doing, you can obtain your own customised list.

To access this special service:-
 
 
UK Money Transfer
 
 
 
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Vaccinations and Malaria Prophylaxis
for travellers to Africa
Click on the name of the required country or scroll down for the relevant information

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.Chad
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia

Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia

Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

 
A key to the abbreviations used and information on the different
anti-malarial drug regimens can be found below the main tables
 
 
YEL

Yellow Fever
HEP A

Hepatitis A
TYP

Typhoid
TET

Tetanus
POL

Polio
MEN

Meningitis
ENC

Jap. B Encephalitis
DIP
 Diphtheria
RAB

Rabies
HEP B

Hepatitis B
 
M

Vaccination is mandatory and a certificate of vaccination is required for entry.
C
 A certificate of vaccination may be required if entering from an endemic country, (except for children <1 year old).
R

Vaccination is recommended for the country but no evidence is required for entry.
L

Long Term. Vaccination recommended for travellers staying in endemic areas for 3 months or more. Except Japanese B Encephalitis <1 month.
COUNTRY
MALARIA
REGIMEN
YEL
HEP
A
TYP
TET
POL
MEN
ENC
DIP
RAB
HEP
B
Algeria
malaria risk very low; employ anti-mosquito measures
4
C
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Angola
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Benin Republic
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Botswana
malaria risk in the Northern half of the country from November through to June.
1
-
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Burkina Faso
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Burundi
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
RC
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Cameroon
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Cape Verde Islands
Very low malaria risk - avoid mosquito bites.
4
RC
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Central African Republic
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Chad
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
R
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Comoros
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
R
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Congo (Zaire)
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Djibouti
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
RC
R
R
R
R
L
-
L
L
L
Egypt
malaria risk from June - Oct in the El Faiyum region (50 miles south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile) - Regimen 3. All other areas, very low risk, avoid mosquito bites - Regimen 4.
3/4
C
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Equatorial Guinea
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
RC
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Eritrea
malaria risk in all areas below 2000m
1
M
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
Ethiopia
malaria risk in areas below 2000m only. No risk in Addis Ababa - avoid mosquito bites
1/4
R
R
R
R
R
R
-
L
L
L
COUNTRY
MALARIA
REGIMEN
YEL
HEP
A
TYP
TET
POL
MEN
ENC
DIP
RAB
HEP
B
Gabon
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
M
R
R
R
R
-
-
L
L
L
Gambia
malaria risk in the whole country all year round
1
RC