Travel Vaccine Center
Travel Vaccine Center
Are you about to head off on your gap year of travel? Are you getting ready for your spiritual journey to Mecca for Hajj or Umrah? Or are you jetting off for a few days on a business trip to a more exotic country?Wherever you are going in this world, the Hayshine Pharmacy Travel Clinic in Welling is here to keep you safe and protected along your way.We’re registered with the National Travel Health Network & Centre, a UK government organisation NaTHNaC our registration number is UKYFVC9071 verified with NaTHNaC online
Complete Travel Vaccination Service
Our travel clinic offers a complete vaccination service for destinations all across the globe. We can help you identify any vaccinations you should take before travelling and make sure the vaccines are effective before you go on your journey.
Here is a list of all the travel vaccinations we offer, the dosages, and their price:
Travel Clinic In Bexleyheath For All Your Travel Needs
Our pharmacists at BEXLEYHEATH PHARMACY are fully trained to administer travel vaccinations of all types and prescribe antimalarial medication. We also give you thorough, up-to-date health advice and information ahead of your travels so that you’re fully aware of the risks involved before you depart.
Malaria Prevention
Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and is transmitted to humans through the bite of female Anopheles spp. mosquitoes.
In 2023, there were an estimated 263 million cases of malaria worldwide and 597,000 deaths in 83 countries. Children aged under five years are the most vulnerable group affected by malaria and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that they account for 76 percent of all malaria deaths worldwide every year.
There are five species of Plasmodium that regularly cause disease in humans: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale and P. knowlesi.
All travellers visiting malaria endemic regions are at risk of acquiring malaria. Migrants to the UK, who were born in malaria risk areas and return to visit friends and relatives in their country of birth, may be at higher risk as they may believe they are immune to malaria and therefore do not seek pre-travel advice or take malaria prevention measures
Certain travellers are at increased risk of severe disease if they have malaria. These include pregnant women, the immunosuppressed, those with an absent or dysfunctional spleen, those with complex co-morbidities, young children, and older travellers.
Awareness of the risk
Bite prevention
Chemoprophylaxis (appropriate choice of antimalarial medication and compliance with the regime)
Diagnosis (prompt diagnosis and treatment without delay)
There is currently no commercially available malaria vaccine for travellers.
This includes the regular use and reapplication of a 50 percent DEET-based (or alternative if DEET is not tolerated or unavailable) insect repellent, well maintained insecticide treated mosquito nets (unless accommodation has functioning air-conditioning which is in use), appropriate loosely fitting clothing and sleeping in screened (windows and doors) accommodation.
Regardless of whether antimalarial tablets are recommended, effective bite prevention measures should be the first line of defence against malaria. Using effective bite prevention methods will also help to protect against infection with other vector-borne diseases.
Travellers should depart on their journey already equipped with mosquito protection measures appropriate to their particular circumstances and carry insect repellent in their hand luggage.
