Health Planning for Africa Trip 2006/2007
Vaccine |
Comments |
Date of Injections |
Valid Until |
| Hepatitis A | 07-01-05 | 07-01-15 | |
| Hepatitis B | 07-01-05 | 07-01-10 | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | One dose lasts for three years. | ||
| Polio | (needs to be renewed!!!) | ||
| Rabies (pre exposure) | Not sure about whether or not to have this injection. Will see what the travel clinic says when I visit in May. | ||
| Tetanus | (needs to be renewed!!) | ||
| Tuberculosis | need to find out about this | ||
| Typhoid | (needs to be renewed!!) | ||
| Yellow Fever | 21-01-05 | 21-01-15 | |
| _______________________ | ___________________________________________________________________ | ___________ |
Malaria
Whilst I may or may not need Malaria tablets through Turkey, I will definately need them through Africa, as up to one million people die each year on the continent due to Malaria, and I don't want to be one of them. When I visit the travel clinic in May 2006, (a couple of months before my departure), I'll find out which course I'll be on, and if i should buy them first in England or from another country.
Water
Bottled and safe water will be available to drink through all of Europe and much of the Middle East, but through Africa, access to clean drinking water may become limited at times. If I have enough cash, I'll invest in a water filter of some description.