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Adequate to excellent medical care is available in the major population centers in the countries students are visiting, but is usually very limited or unavailable in rural areas.

Recent medical and dental exams should ensure that the students are in good health. Students must have medical insurance coverage to participate in the program. They should carry appropriate health and accident insurance documents and copies of any important medical records. They should also bring an adequate supply of all prescription and other medications as well as any necessary personal hygiene items, including a spare pair of eyeglasses or contact lenses if necessary.

Wear clothing that reduces exposed skin and apply repellents containing DEET to remain in areas with mosquitoes. Sleep in well-screened accommodations. Carry anti-diarrheal medication. Reduce problems related to sun exposure by using sunglasses, wide-brimmed hats, sunscreen lotions and lip protection.

NEPAL

Recommended Vaccinations before traveling to Nepal.

Gamma/Immune Globulin or Hepatitis A Vaccine - Serum booster that guards against Hepatitis A. According to the CDC, one is as good as the other. The Hepatitis B vaccine is not recommended unless the traveler is staying six months or more.

Typhoid - Drink only bottled or boiled water or soft drinks, eat only cooked food, and peel your own fruit. Vaccine can prevent only 70-90% of the cases.

Tetanus Booster - if you are due for this vaccine

Menomune (Meningoccoccal Disease) - The CDC recommends vaccination with meningococcal vaccine for travelers going to Nepal and the Delhi region of India.

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INDIA

Recommended Vaccinations before traveling to India.

Hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG).

Hepatitis B, if you might be exposed to blood (for example, health-care workers), have sexual contact with the local population, or be exposed through medical treatment.

Typhoid vaccination is particularly important because of the presence of S. typhi strains resistant to multiple antibiotics in this region. There have been recent reports of typhoid drug resistance in India and Nepal.

As needed, booster doses for tetanus-diphtheria and measles, and a one-time dose of polio for adults.

Cholera; Japanese encephalitis and Meningitis.

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These recommendations are not absolute and should not be construed to apply to all travelers. A final decision regarding immunizations will be based on the traveler's medical history, proposed itinerary, duration of stay and purpose for traveling.

Note: All routine vaccines (such as DTP or Td, Hib, MMR, polio, varicella, influenza and pneumococcal) should be kept up-to-date as a matter of good health practice unrelated to travel.

The CDC has additional vaccinations that it prescribes for the Indian Subcontinent. To find out what these vaccinations are, and for more information about prevalent illnesses in this region, you can look up the CDC home-page at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/indianrg.htm.

Furthermore, one should always ask attending physician if there are additional shots that have been recommended, as this list of vaccines is frequently updated by the CDC. It is not required that a person be vaccinated in order to gain entry into Nepal or India, but we strongly suggest that you do.