We both knew we would need some immunizations and advice for our trip, so we booked into see our local GP surgery. We were glad we did because some immunizations need to be done over a course of a month....so if you are planning on going somewhere exotic....go early!
Well we feel like pin cushions now lol. Thank goodness for
Wellbeing of Women and
Iolanthe Midwifery Trust because they weren't cheap either! £150 for our rabies injections and £50 for our meningitis. Luckily as well our hepatitis A; typhoid; diphtheria; tetanus; poliomyelitis; hepatitis B were all free on the NHS! We have both had conflicting advice on which Malaria tablets to take, but
fit for travel recommend Chloroquine together with proguanil. These can be bought at any pharmacy or boots/superdrug.
The rabies injection although expensive, seemed a very good idea. It means if we did get bitten or licked by a rabid monkey/dog we would only need to get two more injections instead of 5. And with
monkey temple being one of our definite must see, thought better safe than sorry.
Kathmandu is not a malaria hotspot, but as we are going to Chitwan for a short visit, it has been recommended to take the tablets.
Cannot believe our trip is only 56 sleeps away.....but whose counting lol
