Take good advice
The Scottish NHS travel site www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk gives very useful information on vaccinations for specific countries and has up to date links to malaria maps and news about outbreaks of both malaria and dengue fever.
MASTA- also offer an easy to use brief specific to your destination
National Travel Health Network and Centre is another website which gives advice.
Some GP practices have their own formal travel clinics.
Those with diabetes can use a specialised website called diabetestravel
Plan Ahead
Make sure you check all this advice and ideally see your doctor or inquire at a travel clinic 2 months before you travel.
Some injections need to be done 6-8 weeks in advance
Details of the trip
When you go to the travel clinic tell them what type of trip you are doing and whether it is city based or rural. City based holidays are inevitably less risky for diseases such as malaria.
Prices of Vaccines
Some vaccines are available free on the NHS if your surgery is signed up to provide vaccinations such as Polio, typhoid, hepatitis A and cholera. Others are chargeable and prices vary. Generally it will be less expensive through your GP than through Travel clinics.
Excellent travel clinics around are
– STA Travel (statravel.co.uk)
-Trailfinders Travel clinic ( trailfinders.com) which has a drop in centre in London with a discount if you booked your trip through the company.
– Hospital for Tropical diseases(www.thehtd.org)
-London Travel clinic (londontravelclinic.co.uk)
-Masta
Yellow fever injections are only given at certain clinics so look at nathnac.net to find the nearest one.
Take Care
Even if you have been vaccinated do not assume you are immune to contracting a disease on your travels.
You still need to be careful to prevent illnesses from food water, insects and animals.
This is especially true of Malaria where the best and most sure protection is to avoid being bitten. Insect repellant and mosquito nets are the bests ways of reducing the risk.
Source- Telegragh Travel section 11th Jan 2020