Travel destination
Havana, Viñales and the beaches of Varadero. A short list for most trips, with more for longer or rural stays.
Cuba is moderate risk for most travellers. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for many, dengue is present, and there is essentially no malaria. Yellow fever is not a risk itself, but a certificate may be required if arriving from a risk country. We tailor advice to your trip at your appointment.
Cuba's cities, coast and countryside make a characterful trip, and travel health is mostly about food-and-water illness and mosquitoes rather than malaria.
Your pharmacist tailors advice to your plans at South London Clinic.
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.
What to check before you fly
No vaccination certificate is routinely required for UK travellers going directly to Cuba. 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.
Havana and the resorts are lower risk than long rural travel, and what you need leans on how you travel, at your South London Clinic consultation.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for many travellers because both spread through food and water; the NHS lists them among common recommendations. Hepatitis B and rabies come in for longer or adventurous trips, plus a routine tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR check.
Dengue is present in Cuba and rises in the rainy season, spread by daytime-biting mosquitoes, so bite avoidance matters year-round; there is no preventive tablet. Zika has circulated, so raise pregnancy plans early. We check the TravelHealthPro Cuba advice for the current picture.
There is essentially no malaria risk in Cuba. There is no yellow fever risk in the country itself, but a certificate can be required if you are arriving from or transiting a risk country, so a multi-stop itinerary needs checking.
Four to six weeks is usually enough; a later booking is still useful.
Q: Which vaccines for Cuba?
A: Hepatitis A and typhoid for many, with hepatitis B and rabies for longer trips, plus a routine check.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for Cuba?
A: No; there is essentially no malaria risk.
Q: Is dengue a risk in Cuba?
A: Yes, so daytime bite protection matters.
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 registerHepatitis A and typhoid for many travellers, with hepatitis B and rabies for longer or adventurous trips, plus a check of routine UK vaccines. Your pharmacist at South London Clinic tailors it.
No. There is essentially no malaria risk in Cuba.
Yes. It is present and rises in the rainy season, spread by daytime-biting mosquitoes, so bite avoidance matters and there is no preventive tablet.
Only if arriving from or transiting a yellow-fever-risk country. We check your itinerary.
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