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fiogf49gjkf0d IT IS ADVISABLE FOR VISITORS TO TAKE THE USUAL PROPHYLACTICS
AGAINST MALARIA.
MOSQUITO REPELLENTS ARE RECOMMENDED IN THE SUMMER MONTHS
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE TAKING A CAMPING HOLIDAY. THE LATTER
SHOULD ALSO TAKE MOSQUITO NETS WITH THEM.
ALTHOUGH LAKE MALAWI ITSELF IS FREE OF BILHARZIA, IT IS NOT
RECOMMENDED THAT VISITORS SWIM IN STILLWATER POOLS OR PONDS,
OR IN THE RIVERS BELOW THE PLATEAU. FURTHER, IT IS NOT
ADVISABLE TO USE THE LAKE AS A SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER
UNLESS THE WATER IS BOILED. HEALTH INSURANCE IS ESSENTIAL.
MAJOR HOTELS HAVE CONTRACTS WITH PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS BUT
IT IS ADVISABLE FOR VISITORS TO BRING ANY SUPPLIES OF
SPECIALISED MEDICATION THEY MAY REQUIRE.
QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL IN BLANTYRE: TEL. 630 333
KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL IN LILONGWE: TEL. 721 555
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