Well, once you decide to travel to a country like Uganda you’ll also have to think about medical preparation. Vaccination might be recommended or even mandatory. In case of Uganda, the following vaccinations were recommended to me:
Yellow Fever, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepathitis A + B, Abdominal Typhus, Rabies
Ok, fine be me, but what about Malaria? I will use repellents, mosquito net and adequate clothing, but my doctor strongly recommended to taking chemical prophylaxis, my pharmacist also, but then again others said I shouldn’t as this means that your body will have to deal with a massive chemical load and some of the medicine provide a long list of adverse effects which can also cause severe (long-term) damage to your body… So, what to do?
Well, I finally decided to taking the medicine as long as it doesn’t cause trouble…
Oh, my fellow farmacist prepared a super-duper first-aid kit that covers most eventualities... I hope I'll never need to use it! ;-)
Medical preparation? – Uhm… Check
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