I did feel that we had half a pharmacy with us and, as it turned out, we did not need that much but it was good to have it just in case.
The following is a list of what we took between us and many thanks to Nick Kaye for his help in providing most of this.
| Prevention before you go: | |
| Yellow Fever | Essential as travelling from Uganda otherwise not essential |
| Hep A and Typhoid | |
| Hep B | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio | |
| Cholera | |
| Malaria | We used Doxycycline and this is inexpensive and has very few side effects. |
| Diamox | Helps acclimatisation – see notes I found this did work for me. You do need a prescription to get it. |
| Other more general medicines: | |
| General tropical first aid kit | Includes water purifying tablets, needles etc. |
| Antihistamines | Piriton |
| Anthistan bite cream | |
| Imodium or equivalent. | |
| Anti-mosquito spray | |
| Sun block cream | Factor 50 sun block on any exposed areas. |
| Strong lip salve | UV sun block to put on daily. |
| Sore throat | Strepsils |
| Colds and flu remedy | |
| Indigestion – Gaviscon etc. | |
| Pain killers – neurophen/paracetamol etc. | |
| Wet wipes, toilet tissue and ordinary tissues etc. | Andrex do an excleent travel pack. Wet wipes are really helpful as you do not get much chance to wash! |
| P-bottle | Needed in the middle of the night! We used Nalgene folding plastic bottles. |
| Blister pack for feet | |
| Toe protectors | If your toes tend to rub together. |
| Plasters etc. | |
| Germolene | |
| Athlete’s foot | Lamisil once used before going |
| Nail scissors or clippers. |