Choose a Monday-to-Friday slot: no referral, no queue.
Personalised plan for your destination.
Get vaccines and medicines in one appointment.
Receive travel health advice and certificates before you depart.
Routinely recommended for most travellers to Kenya; final confirmation based on your itinerary.
Hepatitis A spreads through contaminated food and water and is a genuine risk throughout Kenya. The first dose provides protection within two weeks.
Typhoid is present throughout Kenya, with highest risk where food hygiene varies. Available as a single injection or oral capsule course.
Single booster for travellers whose last DTP dose was more than ten years ago. Those vaccinated within five years are not currently eligible.
Not required for direct UK flights. Recommended for Maasai Mara, Tsavo, and Lake Nakuru visitors. Individual eligibility is assessed at every appointment before any dose is given.
Dukoral protects against cholera and provides partial cross-protection against ETEC travellers’ diarrhoea. Worth considering for travellers eating extensively from local markets and street stalls.
Relevant for anyone receiving medical or dental care in Kenya or staying long-term. Standard: 6 months. Accelerated: 2 months. Very rapid (Engerix B, 16+): 21 days.
Recommended for travellers visiting northern Kenya during outbreak periods or attending large gatherings. Your pharmacist advises based on your specific itinerary.
Kenya carries risks no vaccine covers; your appointment addresses every one of them.
Consult for malaria prevention before travel and report fevers without delay.
Protect against dengue with reliable daytime DEET or picaridin insect repellent.
Avoid animal blood and unpasteurised dairy in high-risk rural areas always.
Avoid freshwater lakes; ocean swimming remains the safer choice for travellers.
Avoid midday exertion and stay hydrated under Kenya’s intense year-round sunshine.
Malaria prevention and recommended travel vaccines are vital for Kenya’s game reserve safaris.
Hepatitis A
2
First dose at least 2 weeks before departure
Typhoid
DTP
1
At least 2 weeks. Not eligible if vaccinated within the last 5 years.
1
At least 10 days before arrival. 60+ not recommended for low-exposure Kenya areas.
Rabies
3
Standard: 5 weeks. Alternative: 4 weeks. Accelerated Rabipur only: from 8 days.
Meningitis ACWY
1
At least 2 weeks before departure
Hepatitis B
3
Standard: 6 months. Accelerated: 2 months. Very rapid Engerix B 16+: 21 days.
Cholera (Dukoral)
2
Complete course at least 1 week before exposure
Antimalarials
Daily or weekly
Malarone/Doxycycline: 1 to 2 days before. Mefloquine: 10 days before.
Altitude Sickness (Diamox)
Daily
One day before ascending, trial dose required before travel
Mandeep Sandhu is superintendent pharmacist and independent prescriber at Maidstone Travel Clinic with specialist travel health training from NaTHNaC. Mandeep Sandhu is a fully accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre vaccinator, qualified to advise, vaccinate and supply travel medications in one appointment.
Each consultation is personally led, not delegated, not rushed. Patients depart with a plan tailored to their individual trip, not a generic printout.
Only if arriving from or transiting through a yellow-fever risk country. Direct UK flights don’t require one. Vaccination is recommended for game reserve visitors but not coastal-only stays.
Malaria risk is high across game reserves and coastal areas. Nairobi is very low risk. Your pharmacist will assess your itinerary and recommend the most appropriate antimalarial.
Yes, rabies is present throughout Kenya, including safari and coastal areas. Vaccination is especially important for children and anyone far from emergency medical care.
For higher routes, acetazolamide is available for eligible adults aged 18+. A trial dose before departure is essential. Discuss suitability at your consultation.
High year-round, antimalarials are essential for all Maasai Mara visitors. If you develop a fever within 12 months of returning, seek urgent medical attention and mention Kenya.
Single-dose vaccines can all be given together. Multi-dose courses like rabies and hepatitis B need follow-ups, scheduled around your departure date.
