Health information

You should be up to date on routine vaccinations while traveling to any destination. Some vaccines may also be required for travel. Ask your doctor what vaccines and medicines you need based on where you are going, how long you are staying, and what you will be doing.

The links below give you an overview from official government sources, but they will not replace advice from your own doctor or a travel medicine clinic.

Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — USA

• Health Information for Travelers to Botswana
• Health Information for Travelers to Malawi
• Health Information for Travelers to Zambia

Information from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) — UK

• Foreign travel advice: Botswana — Health
• Foreign travel advice: Malawi — Health
• Foreign travel advice: Zambia — Health

Information from the Auswärtiges Amt — Germany

• Botsuana: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (see “Gesundheit”)
• Malawi: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (see “Gesundheit”)
• Sambia: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (see “Gesundheit”)

For detailed vaccination recommendations, German travelers can also check the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) travel vaccination guidance.

Information from the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) — Austria

• Botsuana — Reiseinformation (see “Gesundheit”)
• Malawi — Reiseinformation (see “Gesundheit”)
• Sambia — Reiseinformation (see “Gesundheit”)

For vaccination details, Austrian travelers can also check the Öffentliches Gesundheitsportal Österreichs.