Your Travel Clinic - Botswana

Regions:Africa:Botswana

AfricaLooking to travel to Botswana? Here is what you'll need to bear in mind to keep safe
WHO Recommendations for Botswana:
Typhoid: Vaccination recommended
Hepatitis A: Vaccination recommended
Hepatitis B: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Diptheria: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Tuberculosis: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Rabies: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Meningitis: Not required
Yellow Fever: Certificate of vaccination may be required
Japanese Encephalitis: Not required
Tick Encephalitis: Not required
Malaria
There is a significant risk of malaria in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara and appropriate preventive medicines are essential for visitors to this area. Adequate measures to avoid mosquito bites, such as nets and creams, are also essential.
Recommendations
* Recommendations that are marked "Vaccination sometimes recommended" should be considered as "Vaccination strongly recommended" if a person is travelling frequently or spending extended time in that country. All travellers are advised to ensure that tetanus and polio vaccinations are kept up to date. Recommendations do change from time to time and it is important to discuss your personal requirements with your doctor.
General travel advice to download by Sanofi Pasteur
Accidents and Crime
Care in the Air
Food and water
Prevention of Insect Bites
Sun Protection