It is a hard cultural adjustment, but worth it! Serve shirts and tough apparel shirts hold up best.
They provide the doxycycline medication to prevent malaria for the missionaries. Be faithful about taking it every day!
Missionaries wear hats for protection from the hot sun.
Bring enough good deodorant to last the entire mission. Packages are unreliable.
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Tips on Vaccinations like Yellow Fever and Typhoid: The cheapest options mentioned are Costco, GoodRX (request coupon), Walgreens, and County Health Department. You often have to request these vaccines and may have to pay for a travel consult. One helpful tip is to ask your doctor to send in a prescription for the vaccinations — some have had insurance cover the cost that way. Because of taking Doxycycline daily to prevent Malaria, probiotics have been recommended as very helpful for gut health. The Doxy also makes you more susceptible to the sun, so sunscreen is important.
In really hot, sunny missions, a good hat is AMAZING! There are a couple of options that missionaries have recommended. Missionaries in West Africa, Central, and South America often recommend sending a missionary off with a hat, which is used more than sunscreen.
Serve shirts have a ventilation panel in the side of the shirt making them noticeably more breathable. Missionaries serving in hot or humid places absolutely RAVE about this feature. The most popular shirt for hot-climate missions, for sure.