Where can you get the yellow fever vaccine in kerala?

Answer 1

YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION

Below are the addresses and the procedure for yellow fever vaccination.

The following countries are regarded as yellow fever endemic : Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan (South of 15" N), Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia. America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Panama.

Foreign nationals residing or who have passed through the Yellow fever endemic countries during the preceding six days, are granted visas only after the production of vaccination certificate of Yellow Fever. After checking the vaccination certificate an entry read as "Valid Yellow fever Vaccination Certificate Checked" is made in the passport of the foreigner.

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is valid only if it conforms with the model. The validity period of international certificate of vaccination or re-vaccination against yellow fever is 10 years, beginning 10 days after vaccination.

Remember:

Public Health Institutes are run by the respective state governments and the Yellow Fever Vaccination that you take from these institutes is highly subsidized. If you are going to buy the vaccination from a Medical Shop/Chemist Shop, it costs you five times more than what these Public Health Institutes are offering.

Address of Health Institute in India:

Bangalore (Karnataka State, India)

Public Health Institute (Opp: S.J.Polytechnique college),

Near Atria Hotel / K.R Circle, Bangalore-560001, Karnataka state, India.

Telephone Number from India: 080-22210248 (very near to Maharani College)

Days: Wednesday as per appointment given

Note:- In Bangalore you need to register the name (There is no registration fee) minimum a day in advance, and the vaccination will be given only for a group of 10 people together, else it is not possible for them to open a vaccination bottle. It is given only on Wednesday (every week) (if not a public holiday). Please carry your original Passport, Yellow Fever Booklet (you may get the booklet any recognized travel agency by paying few Rupees, approximately Fifty Indian Rupees), 2ml disposable syringe, needs to be carried by the passenger, fee Rs 260 Indian Rupees only (Please carry exact amount) Do not give any money to any persons inside the hospital. After paying money (Rupees 260) and after taking injection, do not pay any money to anyone, but obtain a receipt for the amount that you have paid (Rupees 260 only). If you do not get the Yellow Fever Booklet from a travel agency, it does not matter; the hospital will provide you the Booklet. But remember, there is no separate money to register or for the booklet, you must pay only Two hundred and sixty Indian Rupees only. You need to call on Monday or Tuesday for an appointment, to take injection on Wednesday.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu State, India)

Port Trust Hospital / Institute college

Paris, Opposite to Customs office

CTC: 044-25260038

Days: Mon / Wed / before 12:00 Hrs as per appointment given

Kings Institute

Guindy, Behind SPIC, Chennai.

CTC: 044-22341026

Days: Fri / before 12:00 Hrs as per appointment given

Delhi

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

Room No. 11 & 12

Tel: 2336 5525

Timings: Wed & Sat 11:00 To 12:30 Hrs

International Inoculation Center

Mandir Marg, New Delhi - 110001

Tel: 2336 2284

Timings: Wed & Fri: 13:30 To 14:00 Hrs

Mumbai (Maharastra State, India)

The Seamens Clinic

Down town office (Near G.P.O.Vaju Kotak Marg)

Tel:22612256

Timings: Mon - Fri: 14:00 To 16:00 Hrs

International Office (Near arrival terminal)

Tel: 2682 8991

Timings: Mon - Fri: 15:00 To 16:00 Hrs

Hyderabad

Institute of Preventive Medicine (Blood Bank),

YMCA Compound,

Next to Madapati Hanumanta Rao High School,

Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh State, India. phone: 040-27567892

Days: Tuesday: 10:00 To 13:00 Hrs

Please Note: For getting Yellow Fever Vaccination in Htederabad at the above mentioned institute please refer website: www.ipm.ap.nic.in

Health:-

Yellow Fever - anyone (except infants up to the age of six months) arriving by air or sea without a certificate is detained in isolation for up to six days if that person

• Arrives within six days of departure from an infected area, or
• Has been in such an area is transit (excepting those passengers and members of the crew who, while in transit through an airport situated in an infected area, remained within the airport premises during the period of their entire stay and the health officer agrees to such exemption), or
• Has come on a ship that started from or touched at any port in a Yellow Fever infected area up to 30 days before its arrival in India, unless such a ship has been disinfected in accordance with the procedure laid down by WHO, or
• Has come by an aircraft which has been in an infected area and has not been disinfected in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Indian Aircraft Public Health Rules, 1954 or those recommended by WHO

The following countries and areas are regarded as infected:

(a) Africa:- Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Ivory coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

(b) America:- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Note: When a case of Yellow Fever is reported from any country, that country is regarded by the government of India as infected with the

Yellow Fever and is Added to the above list.

Vaccination centres For Yellow Fever For International Travellers

Delhi:

Health Organization, Palam Airport. (Tue. and Thursday 1400 - 1600 hrs) Tel. 3295507.

Public Health Laboratory, Municipal Corporation, Town Hall, Alipur Road, Mon & Fri 1000 - 1200 hrs. Tel. 252 2058

Dr. Ram Manohar Lolia Hospital (Wed & Sat 1100 to 1300 hrs) Tel: 3365525 / 3735337

International Inoculation Centre, Mandir Marg, New Delhi - 110001

Mumbai:

Health Office, Mumbai Airport.

Port Health Organisation, Seamens Medical Examination Organization, Nav Bhawan

Calcutta: (West Bengal State, India)

All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health.

Health Organization, Dum Dum Airport.

Port Health Organization.

Cochin: (Kerala State, India) Port Health Organization

Goa: Urban Health Organization, Panaji.

Hyderabad: (Andra Pradesh State, India) Institute of Preventive Medicine

Jamnagar: (Gujrath State, India) Irwin Hospital

Kandla: Port Health Organization.

Kasauli: Central Research Institute

Lucknow: (Uttar Pradesh State, India) Balrampur Hospital

Chennai: King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guindy.

Port Health Officer / Assistant Port Health Officer / Assistant Airport Health Officer, Port Health Organization.

Marmugao: (Goa State, India) Port Health Organization

Porbandar: (Gujrath State, India) Office of the Civil Surgeon

Pune: (Maharastra State, India) Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, BJ Medical College

Vishakhapatamam: (Andra Pradesh State, India) Port Heath Organization.

The above information is compiled by: (On 21 January 2009 Wednesday)

Mr. Salu D' Souza, Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.

Answer 2

Yellow fever vaccination is available in Port Health Organisation, Kochi on Wednesday and Friday. There Contact no. is +91 4842666060.


JAMES GEORGE