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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 Asia & Middle East
Click on the name of the required country or scroll down for the relevant information

Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei

Cambodia
China
Georgia
Hong Kong

India

Indonesia & Bali
Iran

Iraq
Israel

Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea (North)
Korea (South)
Kuwait
Kyrgysztan
Laos
Lebanon

Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Nepal
Oman
Pakistan

Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand

Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan

Vietnam
Yemen

 
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

Afghanistan
Malaria risk below 2000 metres from May to Nov

2

C

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L

L

Armenia
Malaria risk in some villages in the Ararat Valley, mainly in the Masis district, from June to October - Regimen 3. No risk in the main tourist areas Regimen 4.

3/4

-

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L

L

Azerbaijan
Limited malaria risk from June to October in the south border area and Khachmas. Also in lowland areas, mainly in the areas between the Kura and the Arax rivers.

3

-

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L

L

Bahrain
No malaria risk

-

-

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L

L

Bangladesh
High malaria risk in the south east and Chittagong Hill Tracts - Regimen 1. All other areas - Regimen 2.
No risk in Dhaka city - Regimen 4.

1/2/4

-

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

L

Bhutan
Risk of Malaria is only present in the southern districts of Bhutan.

2

C

R

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

Brunei
No malaria risk

-

C

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

L

Cambodia
Malaria risk is present throughout the country including the areas around the famous temple complex of Angkor Wat near Siem Reap - Regimen 1.
Risk is minimal in the capital city

1/4

C

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

L

Phnom Penh, the nearby Mekong river delta and in the rice growing areas around the large inland lake of Tonle Sap - Regimen 4.

Note: There is mefloquine resistance present in western provinces & the border with Thailand.

China
Urban and densely populated areas are normally malaria free.

Serious risk of malaria in China is now confined to a few areas not normally visited by package tourists or business travellers but may be visited by backpackers or voluntary workers.

Risk is present only on Hainan island, in Yunnan province and sporadically in Guangxi province - Regimen 1.

1/3/4

C

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

L

Less serious malaria occurs in a few isolated areas in the 'flood' plains of the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) and Yellow (Huang He) rivers - specifically within the provinces of Fujian, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Sichuan and Xizang (along the valley of the Zangbo river).

Isolated cases occasionally occur in other parts of the country Regimen 3.

All other regions including the main tourist areas - very little risk, avoid mosquito bites - Regimen 4.

SEE MAP

Georgia
Malaria risk in some areas located in the south eastern part of the country from July to October.

3

-

R

R

R

R

-

-

R

L

L

Hong Kong
Very low malaria risk - avoid mosquito bites.

4

C

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

L

India
Malaria risk exists in all Indian states below 2000m especially in rural areas and Goa particularly areas north of Panaji - Regimen 2.

Low risk in the southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and southern Andhra Pradesh including Hyderabad and the city of Mumbai - Regimen 3.

Low risk also in the northern states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and the cities of Delhi and Aggra.

1/2/3/4

C

R

R

R

R

R

L

L

L

L

In these low risk areas it may not be necessary to take antimalarial medication especially if travel is restricted to urban areas - Regimen 3 or 4.

Very low to no risk in northern mountain states including the high altitude Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim - Regimen 4.

High risk in the eastern state of Assam where resistance to chloroquine has been reported - Regimen 1.

SEE MAP

Indonesia including Bali
There is a malaria risk throughout Indonesia all year round but the risk is small in all large cities like Jakarta and the tourist resorts on the islands of Bali and Java - Regimen 4.

1/2/4

C

R

R

R

R

-

L

L

L

L

Travellers should be aware that the malaria risk is substantial in islands close to Bali and Java which may be visited on excursions e.g. Lombok and West Papua (previously Irian Jaya) and East Timor - Regimen 1
All other areas except cities - Regimen 2.

Iran
Malaria risk is minimal in areas north of the Zagros mountains and in western and south-western regions during the summer months. A more substantial risk is present from March to November in the south-eastern provinces of Sistan - Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman.

2

-

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L

L

Iraq
Malaria risk in northern rural areas and Basrah province in the south from May to November.

2

C

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L

L

Israel
No malaria risk

-

-

R

R

R

R

-

-

L

L