Travel destination
Rio, the Amazon, Iguazu and the north-east coast. Yellow fever is a real consideration in much of Brazil, so give yourself time.
Brazil spans Rio, the Amazon, the Pantanal and the north-east coast, and what you need depends heavily on which. Yellow fever is a real consideration across much of the country and a certificate can matter for onward travel, so plan early. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most; we check current advice against your route.
Brazil runs from the beaches of Rio to the Amazon and the Pantanal wetlands, and what you need depends heavily on which of those you are visiting.
Yellow fever is a genuine consideration across much of the country and a certificate can matter for onward travel, so it is worth planning early. We will match the current TravelHealthPro advice to your exact route and dates at your appointment.
Vaccines
A starting point, not a prescription. What you actually need depends on where exactly you're going, what you'll be doing, how long for and what you've already had — a pharmacist confirms all of it at your appointment.
South London Clinic is a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre — we provide the yellow fever vaccine and issue the ICVP certificate here. Yellow fever at our clinic
What to check before you fly
There is a risk of yellow fever in parts of Brazil and the vaccine is recommended for some travellers, depending on exactly where you go. A certificate may also be required on entry. Entry requirements change — we confirm the current rules for your exact itinerary at your appointment.
Bites, risk and tablets
Malaria risk changes by region, altitude and season, and depends on exactly where you are going and when. We check the current TravelHealthPro country advice against your itinerary at your appointment, and talk you through bite avoidance and, where it is needed, antimalarial tablets.
Give yourself enough time
Ideally see us six to eight weeks before you travel, as some vaccines are given as a course over several weeks. A rabies course runs over about three to four weeks, so start that one early. Travelling sooner than that? Book anyway — there is usually still something worth doing.
Rio and the coast, the Amazon, the Pantanal wetlands and the north-east are very different trips, and yellow fever in particular changes the picture. The starting point is your exact route and dates at your South London Clinic consultation.
Yellow fever is a genuine consideration across much of Brazil, and the NHS and TravelHealthPro both flag yellow fever risk for many Brazilian regions. A certificate may be required for onward travel to other countries after Brazil, even if Brazil itself does not demand one on entry. Because yellow fever can only be given at a designated centre, and South London Clinic is not one, we will confirm whether your route needs it and direct you to your nearest NaTHNaC-designated centre while arranging everything else.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most travellers because both spread through food and water. Hepatitis B and rabies come in for longer, rural or adventurous trips, and it is worth checking routine tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR cover.
Dengue is widespread and rises in the wet season; there is no preventive tablet, so daytime bite avoidance matters. Malaria risk is concentrated in the Amazon basin rather than the coast or big cities, and we check the current advice against your itinerary before recommending antimalarial options.
Give yourself time, ideally six to eight weeks, especially as yellow fever must be arranged at a designated centre. Travelling sooner? Book anyway, there is usually something useful we can do.
Q: Do I need the yellow fever vaccine for Brazil?
A: Often yes for many regions, and a certificate can matter for onward travel. We confirm for your route and point you to a designated centre.
Q: Is there malaria in Brazil?
A: Mainly in the Amazon basin, not the coast or main cities. We check the current advice against your itinerary.
Q: Which vaccines for Brazil?
A: Hepatitis A and typhoid for most, plus hepatitis B and rabies for longer or rural trips.
Who you'll see
Superintendent Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber
Rafay has been a pharmacist for more than 12 years and runs the travel clinic at Hills Pharmacy. He'll go through where you're going, what you'll be doing and what you've already had, then explain in plain language what's worth having for your trip and what isn't.
GPhC registration 2240995
Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane, Kennington, South London SE11 4HQ — GPhC premises 1093041 (Marlborough UK Limited)
Check on the GPhC registerOften yes for many regions, and a certificate can be required for onward travel to other countries. Yellow fever is only given at designated centres, so South London Clinic confirms whether your route needs it and points you to your nearest one.
Risk is mainly in the Amazon basin rather than the coast or main cities. Your pharmacist checks the current TravelHealthPro advice against your itinerary.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for most travellers, plus hepatitis B and rabies for longer, rural or adventurous trips, and a check of your routine UK vaccines.
Ideally six to eight weeks, especially as yellow fever must be arranged at a designated centre.
Book a travel appointment and a pharmacist will go through your itinerary with you — where you're going, what you'll be doing and what you've already had — then tell you what's worth having and what isn't.
Vaccines and antimalarial tablets are prescription only medicines. Suitability is assessed at your consultation — nothing is sold or supplied without it.
Book an appointment
Appointments are with a pharmacist at Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane — free parking nearby.
What to bring: a list of any medicines you take, and any records that are relevant to what you're coming in for.
Book an appointmentSouth London Clinic at Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane, Kennington, South London, Lambeth, SE11 4HQ · Free parking nearby
Bookings for this clinic are taken by phone and email. Give us a call during opening hours and we'll go through the times that are free.
Opening hours
Appointments are subject to availability. If you are travelling, call as early as you can — some travel vaccines need a course started in advance.
Where to find us
The clinic is inside Hills Pharmacy on High Street. Come in through the shop and tell the counter you're here for an appointment.
Address
South London Travel Clinic at Hills Pharmacy99 Kennington LaneOpening hours
Clinic appointments run within these hours. Bank holiday hours can differ — please call before travelling in.
South London Travel Clinic at Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane, Kennington, Lambeth, SE11 4HQ