Kilimanjaro Health and Medications

Kilimanjaro Health and Medications

You need to have enough supplies for the duration of your expedition. We recommend you carry the following:

• Rehydration salts
• Plasters
• Compeed
• Paracetamol
• Imodium
• Motilium
• Throat lozenges
• Nasal spray
• Decongestant such as Sudafed

Antibiotic suitable to treat travelers diarrhea, ciprofloxacin or something with similar coverage would be the most suitable antibiotic, please consult your doctor for up –to-date advice. The expedition medic will have a full medical kit to deal with issues of a more serious nature.

Personal Medication:

• Malarial prophylaxis (consult with your own GP or the Travel Health Clinic).
• Please carry any medication you are currently taking on a regular basic such as; Asthma inhalers, Nutritional supplements, Blood pressure tablets
• If you suffer or have suffered from any skin condition, bring appropriate creams such as: Canesten, Zavirax, Anusol, Hydrocortisone1%

Travel Insurance:

It is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient personal travel insurance for this expedition. Your policy must provide cover for; a) medical injury or sickness b) trekking up to 6,000 meters c) helicopter evacuation in an emergency situation, and d) repatriation to country of residence. You must declare any pre-existing medical conditions to your insurers and ensure you receive written confirmation that any pre-existing medical condition are fully insured. We advise you to obtain travel insurance as soon as you book, that will cover you for unforeseeable circumstances such as illness or injury that might result in you not being able to take part in your expedition. We recommend Campbell Irvine for your travel insurance requirements as their policies cover a, b, c & d as above and include cancellation cover; To contact Campbell Irvine.

Vaccinations and Prophilaxis:

We are not qualified to answer al l your question about travel health directly. We recommend consulting your GP or The Travel Health Clinic for the most up-to-date medical advice. When you sign up for this event we will email you specific advice supplied to us by the Travel Health Clinic which details what is required for this destination.

Medical:

Before departure you will be required to complete an extensive medical questionnaire. It is for your own safety that we require you to disclose as much detail about your medical history as possible. Information you supply is treated with the strictest confidence. We will do our best to accommodate everyone on this expedition, but we do reserve the right to refuse participation if we feel your safety or that of the group may be compromised .All participants on Edge expeditions are required to have a medical form completed by their own doctor. We recommend you do this at the same time you see your doctor for travel vaccines n (if required). This measures are put in place for the safety of all participants on the trek.