goa calangute MALARIA ?

garyuk · Sep 3rd, 2009, 02:50

hi am going to calangute 17/12/2009 for 3 weeks 2 adults 2 child age 12, 14 will we need to take malaria tablets for our trip and if so which ones do we get to take and were from can we get them from

thanks
gary
suffolk

Haylo · Sep 3rd, 2009, 03:00

Hi Gary, welcome to India Mike!

Sorry if this sounds unhelpful, but you really do need to be consulting the NHS about this, rather than asking on here about how to ensure the health of your children! Yes, we have members who can give you professional medical advice, but we also have nutters who have advocated homoeopathic alternatives.

As a new member, you might not find it easy to distinguish those who do know what they're talking about.

While I sort of understand people on a very tight budget who live in countries with no health systems feeling that they have to accept free advice from amateurs, there really isn't any reason for you to do so.

Members of this travel forum can only offer their opinions, but if you are interested in people's views, do take a look at the many threads about this on the Health and Wellbeing in India forum.

edwardseco · Sep 3rd, 2009, 09:15

I also encourage you to consult with a pediatrician. However, please supplement that with some personal research. Some are too quick to recommend Larium which I find hazardous. Also, a parent needs to know the range of potential problems, rare or otherwise, in case of an individual reaction. My boy thrived on one regimine and I had a modest effect to take into account..

Nick-H · Sep 3rd, 2009, 14:56

Yet again, I offer this link, from which can be downloaded the NHS recommendations on travel and malaria: here.

Please see also the site updates, and note that Goa is one of the higher-risk places in India

Sep 3rd, 2009, 02:50	#1
garyuk Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: uk Posts: 1	goa calangute MALARIA ? hi am going to calangute 17/12/2009 for 3 weeks 2 adults 2 child age 12, 14 will we need to take malaria tablets for our trip and if so which ones do we get to take and were from can we get them from thanks gary suffolk

Sep 3rd, 2009, 03:00	#2
Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Hi Gary, welcome to India Mike! Sorry if this sounds unhelpful, but you really do need to be consulting the NHS about this, rather than asking on here about how to ensure the health of your children! Yes, we have members who can give you professional medical advice, but we also have nutters who have advocated homoeopathic alternatives. As a new member, you might not find it easy to distinguish those who do know what they're talking about. While I sort of understand people on a very tight budget who live in countries with no health systems feeling that they have to accept free advice from amateurs, there really isn't any reason for you to do so. Members of this travel forum can only offer their opinions, but if you are interested in people's views, do take a look at the many threads about this on the Health and Wellbeing in India forum. __________________ The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful - E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,841	I also encourage you to consult with a pediatrician. However, please supplement that with some personal research. Some are too quick to recommend Larium which I find hazardous. Also, a parent needs to know the range of potential problems, rare or otherwise, in case of an individual reaction. My boy thrived on one regimine and I had a modest effect to take into account..

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	Yet again, I offer this link, from which can be downloaded the NHS recommendations on travel and malaria: here. Please see also the site updates, and note that Goa is one of the higher-risk places in India