9. Get Health Prescriptions

IMPORTANT

All health-related matters should be discussed with your family physician who knows your medical history.

Please download our health document here.
Recommendations on vaccinations change continually as epidemics come and go. Don't listen to friends and family who may scare you with unfounded horror stories. Your physician may not have the latest information either so please visit the following sites (or the equivalent in your country) at least a few months before you leave:

Good sources for general health information
http://www.cdc.gov

http://www.who.int/

http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org


Sources for altitude illness information

http://www.ismmed.org/np_altitude_tutorial.htm

http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/tropmed/disease/altitude/prevention.htm

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