Vaccinations for Namibië
Below is the advice for Namibië based on the Dutch national LCR guidelines. What you personally need depends on your route, length of stay, season and health.
- No vaccination needed? Then no consultation fee
- Open in the evening and at weekends
- Price known in advance, no surprises
- Often reimbursed by your supplementary insurance
Vaccination advice
- Yellow feverOnly required if you arrive from or transited through a yellow fever area.More about this vaccination
- DTPDiphtheria, tetanus and polio. Make sure your DTP is still valid; usually repeated after ten years.More about this vaccination
- Hepatitis ARecommended. Infection occurs through food and water.More about this vaccination
- Hepatitis BConsider for longer stays, healthcare work or close contact with the local population.More about this vaccination
- RabiesIncreased risk. Pre-travel vaccination is recommended, especially for children, cyclists and longer stays.More about this vaccination
- MMR (measles)Check that you have had two MMR doses. Measles occurs in this country.More about this vaccination
- TuberculosisFor longer stays or healthcare work, screening or vaccination may apply.
Malaria and mosquitoes
In het noorden en noordoosten; in de provincie Zambezi (Caprivi strook) en het oostelijke deel van provincie Oost-Kavango, het noordelijke deel van provincie West Kavango en het oostelijke deel van provincie Ohanwenga (zie kaart)Months: 1 t/m 12 · malaria tablets may be needed
Overige gebieden in het noorden van het land, inclusief Etosha National Park en de meeste delen van provincie Kunene; de steden Grootfontein, Okakarara, Ondangwa, Outapi en Tsumeb (zie kaart)Months: 9 t/m 5 · malaria tablets may be needed
Overige gebieden in het noorden van het land, inclusief Etosha National Park en de meeste delen van provincie Kunene; de steden Grootfontein, Okakarara, Ondangwa, Outapi en Tsumeb (zie kaart)Months: 6 t/m 8 · limited risk, usually mosquito protection only
Westelijke delen van provincie Kunene (zie kaart)Months: 1 t/m 12 · limited risk, usually mosquito protection only
Centrale deel van het land incl. de stad Omaruru (zie kaart)Months: 1 t/m 12 · mosquito protection
P. falciparum (>99%)
Request a malaria prescriptionThis overview is based on the Dutch LCR country list and is general in nature. Your personal advice is determined by the practitioner during the consultation.