Good place to get travel advise and malaria meds or even a yellow fever vaccination is the Cedars international Jebel Ali Hospital in Jebel Ali. It looks a bit dodgy, but the doctor there is actually quite experienced and they have all malaria medication in their pharmacy (all with prescription of course).
Okay so I went to the Dubai Mall Medical centre and saw my regular GP...
No malaria meds needed for my upcomiing weekend trip to Delhi or Eid trip to Goa. Just need to ensure Hep A and dyptheria vaccines are up to date (which thankfully they are)
Bit of a waste of 70aed for the consultation but at least I'm now sure!
Word of warning - the Indian visa place has now moved from the Karama post office to somewhere in Bur Dubai - we got a taxi straight there and was (reasonably) painfree. We got the address by calling the post office thankfully before we set off and decided to taxi-it otherwise we wouldn't have found it. The process took an hour max if you've downloaded the form, filled it in and have 2 passport pics ready. Then 1 day processing, 2 days to be delivered. I got a multiple entry visa so don't have to go through that drama twice!
I travel to Africa a lot for work and my doc gave me Doxycycline because of least side effects. You take it 2 days before you go and every day you're there and for one month after. Be careful with this one tho as its not covered under most insurances and 90 tabs cost me about AED300
I am travelling to Dehli on Eid Holidays and have the same problem. Today will start research and will let u know. When will u be back to Dubai? May you could write a bit about your trip or give me some tips...as its my first time in India...
Hi
Am travelling to Delhi next week and after researching on here I see it's advised to take Malaria Meds - especially as it is monsoon/ insect bitey season.
I doubt it will be covered on the insurance as this is a pleasure trip so where's the easiest and cheapest place to pick them up from?! On here it suggests taking Matarone, Doxycycline or Lariam - but where should I get them from and which one (I know some of them are a 'mare to take and the risk might be better than the side effects!)
Any help and advice is much appreciated. Given it's only a long weekend to Delhi and Agra I don't want to get it wrong...
Thanks!!
<em>edited by Pipindubai on 09/08/2011</em>