Travel destination
Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi and Borneo. City-only trips need less than jungle, islands or a long overland route.
Malaysia covers the peninsula and Borneo, and travel health is mostly food-and-water illness, dengue and, for rural or long trips, rabies and Japanese encephalitis. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most. Malaria is limited, mainly to the interior of Borneo. We match the current advice to your route.
Malaysia spans Kuala Lumpur, the islands and the rainforests of Borneo, and what you need leans on how far off the beaten track you go.
Your pharmacist matches advice to your 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.
What to check before you fly
Malaysia 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 Malaysia itself. 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.
Kuala Lumpur and the resort islands are lower risk than the interior of Sabah and Sarawak or a long jungle trip. Where you go and the season shape what you need, so we start from your itinerary at your South London Clinic consultation.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most travellers because both spread through food and water; the NHS lists them among common recommendations. Hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies come in for longer, rural or farming stays, plus a routine tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR check.
Dengue is common in Malaysia and rises in the rainy season, spread by daytime-biting mosquitoes, so bite avoidance matters year-round. Malaria risk is limited, focused on the forested interior of Borneo rather than the cities, coast or peninsula; the TravelHealthPro Malaysia advice sets out where, which we check. Japanese encephalitis is a consideration for longer rural stays.
Rabies is present in parts of Malaysia, so any animal bite needs urgent care. There is no yellow fever risk, though a certificate can be required if arriving from a risk country.
Six to eight weeks ahead where possible so any courses can be completed.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for Malaysia?
A: Only for the forested interior of Borneo, not the cities, coast or peninsula. We check your route.
Q: Which vaccines for Malaysia?
A: Hepatitis A and typhoid for most, with hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies for longer or rural trips.
Q: Is dengue a risk?
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 registerOnly for the forested interior of Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak), not the cities, coast or peninsula. Your pharmacist at South London Clinic checks the current advice against your route.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for most travellers, with hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies for longer, rural or farming stays, plus a routine vaccine check.
Yes, particularly in the rainy season. It is spread by daytime-biting mosquitoes, so bite avoidance matters and there is no preventive tablet.
It is present in parts of the country, so any animal bite, scratch or lick needs urgent care. Pre-travel doses are worth discussing for longer or rural trips.
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