Before you come
Health
You should get medical advice before you come to Tanzania. Here are a few suggestions:
- You need a valid international Yellow Fever vaccination certificate when you enter or cross borders in East Africa.
- Haydom is in a malarial area, as is most of Tanzania, particularly holiday places like the coast. It is wise to consider using prophylaxis: If you use Lariam please start this six weeks before you arrive to exclude unpleasant side-effects. Malaria here is resistant to chloroquine.
- While preparing for your trip is a good time to get general vaccination advice, for example about vaccines against tetanus, polio, and diseases you may have been immunised against before, and consider vaccinations against hepatitis A and B.
- In the clinical area at Haydom you will most likely meet and treat people with HIV and AIDS. Make sure you are familiar with personal protective measures.
- If you take any regular medication, bring enough to last throughout your stay.
- The water in the Haydom Hospital compound is generally regarded as good. Remember however that diseases such as typhoid and other water-borne diseases can be caught if you are not careful, particularly when travelling. Check up on precautions on this.
- You may wish to consider health insurance to cover serious injury or illness while you are in Tanzania.
- We recommend you discuss your plans with your doctor. You can also follow a link to a website dealing with international travel health advice.