We use the Center for Disease Control traveler's health recommendations (www.cdc.gov.) Consult a personal travel doctor who will be knowledgeable about current epidemics.
The following vaccines may be recommended for your travel to South Asia including Nepal.
Hepatitis A
Recommended for all travelers
Typhoid
Recommended for all travelers
Polio
One-time booster recommended for any adult traveler who completed the childhood series but never had polio vaccine as an adult
Yellow fever
Required for all travelers arriving from a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the Americas. Not recommended otherwise.
Japanese encephalitis
For long-term (>1 month) travelers to rural areas or travelers who may engage in extensive unprotected outdoor activities in rural areas, especially after dusk
Hepatitis B
For travelers who may have intimate contact with local residents, especially if visiting for more than 6 months
Rabies
For travelers who may have direct contact with animals and may not have access to medical care
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given
The mission of IFRE Volunteers is to offer the most affordable as well as the highest quality volunteer and humanitarian abroad experiences - enabling us to make a contribution for all of humanity in its quest to make the world a better place. Through our volunteer and humanitarian trips abroad, we aim to spread love and compassion worldwide while improving the lives of destitute children and less-fortunate communities. We at IFRE also seek sustainable solutions in the fields of education, healthcare, conservation efforts and development issues through international volunteering.
