Medical supplies in Africa
Hi Guys, I will be riding from SA to Kenya and back at the end of this year. The countries I will be traveling through are – SA, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zim, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Are general medications available from pharmacies for such things as antibiotics, malaria (both avoidance and treatment), bilharzia and other such infections? And if you are on a prescription drug that you can only get a UK GP to supply a 3 month script for, if they supply a letter confirming such requirements, are pharmacists available to supply?
I have heard that some counties can have an issue with strong pain killers such as co-codamol and class them as narcotics. Is there a reliable information source available about both of these topics?
Thanks for you responses.
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