Travel destination
Safari in the Masai Mara, Rift Valley lakes and the Indian Ocean coast. Yellow fever comes up for most Kenya trips, so plan this one early.
Kenya combines safari, coast and city, and travel health centres on yellow fever, malaria, and food-and-water illness. A yellow fever certificate is often required, malaria protection matters for most trips, and hepatitis A and typhoid come up for nearly everyone. We match the current advice to your itinerary.
Kenya means safari, the Rift Valley, Nairobi and the Indian Ocean coast, and travel health is a real part of planning it.
Yellow fever, malaria and food-and-water illness are the main themes. Your pharmacist matches the current advice to your exact route 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.
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 Kenya 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.
Safari, the Rift Valley, Nairobi and the coast make Kenya a rich trip, and it carries more travel-health weight than a European break. The place to start is your route and dates at your South London Clinic consultation.
Yellow fever is a consideration for much of Kenya, and a certificate is frequently required, including for onward travel. The TravelHealthPro Kenya country page sets out the current position, which we check for your exact itinerary. Because yellow fever can only be given at a designated centre and South London Clinic is not one, we confirm whether you need it and direct you to your nearest NaTHNaC-designated centre.
Malaria is a significant risk across much of Kenya, though Nairobi and the high-altitude areas are lower risk. The WHO reports malaria remains a leading cause of illness across sub-Saharan Africa, so this is one destination where antimalarial tablets are often genuinely recommended. We check the current advice against your route and cover bite avoidance too.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for nearly all travellers, with hepatitis B and rabies for longer, rural or adventurous trips, plus a check of routine tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR cover.
Give yourself six to eight weeks where possible, especially with yellow fever at a designated centre and malaria tablets to start. Travelling sooner? Book anyway.
Q: Do I need yellow fever for Kenya?
A: Often yes, and a certificate is frequently required. We confirm for your route and point you to a designated centre.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for Kenya?
A: For much of the country yes; Nairobi and high-altitude areas are lower risk. We check your itinerary.
Q: Which vaccines for Kenya?
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, and a certificate is frequently required, including for onward travel. Yellow fever is only given at designated centres, so South London Clinic confirms your route and points you to your nearest one.
For much of the country, yes. Nairobi and high-altitude areas are lower risk. Your pharmacist checks the current TravelHealthPro advice against your itinerary.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for nearly all 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 with yellow fever at a designated centre and malaria tablets to begin before travel.
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