Travel destination
From Golden Triangle tours to visiting family in Kerala or Punjab. Food-and-water cover matters here, and a longer or rural trip usually needs more.
India needs a proper itinerary check rather than a standard list. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for almost everyone, malaria and dengue depend on region and season, and rabies matters for longer or rural trips. We check the current TravelHealthPro advice against your route and dates at your appointment.
India rewards planning. From the cities to the Himalayas, Goa's beaches to rural Rajasthan, what you need varies hugely by route, season and how you travel.
Food-and-water illness, mosquito-borne infection and rabies are the main themes. Your pharmacist matches the current advice to your exact trip 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
India may require a yellow fever certificate from travellers arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission — including some stopovers. There is no yellow fever risk in India itself. A record of polio vaccination may be required if you are staying longer than four weeks. We will check the current requirement for your dates. 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.
India is one of the most varied destinations there is: a business week in Mumbai, a Goa beach fortnight, a Himalayan trek and a month volunteering in rural Rajasthan are four different risk pictures. That is why the useful conversation starts with your route, season and how you will travel, which is exactly what a travel consultation at South London Clinic is for.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for almost every traveller, because both spread through contaminated food and water, and the NHS notes typhoid risk is highest in South Asia. Hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies come in for longer, rural or repeated trips, and it is worth checking your routine tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR cover is current.
Malaria risk in India varies by region, altitude and season, and TravelHealthPro maintains detailed country advice for India that we check against your itinerary. Dengue is present across much of the country and rises after the monsoon; there is no tablet that prevents it, so daytime bite avoidance matters. We talk through repellent, covered skin and, where it is genuinely needed, antimalarial options.
Rabies is present in India, and stray dogs and monkeys are a real consideration. Any bite, scratch or lick should be washed thoroughly and seen urgently, whether or not you had pre-travel doses; pre-travel rabies cover buys time and simplifies treatment. It is worth discussing for longer, rural or repeat trips.
See us ideally six to eight weeks before you travel, as some courses run over several weeks. Travelling sooner? Still worth booking, there is usually something useful we can do.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for India?
A: It depends on region, altitude and season. We check current TravelHealthPro advice against your itinerary.
Q: Which vaccines are usually recommended for India?
A: Hepatitis A and typhoid for most travellers, with hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies for longer or rural trips.
Q: Is Delhi belly preventable?
A: Largely, with careful food and water habits; typhoid and hepatitis A vaccination add protection.
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 registerIt depends on region, altitude and season, and where exactly you are going and when. Your pharmacist at South London Clinic checks the current TravelHealthPro advice against your itinerary.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for most travellers, with hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies added for longer, rural or repeated trips, plus a check of your routine UK vaccines.
Yes. Stray dogs and monkeys are a real consideration, so any bite, scratch or lick needs urgent care, and pre-travel doses are worth discussing for longer or rural trips.
Ideally six to eight weeks, as some courses run over several weeks. Travelling sooner is still worth an appointment.
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