§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when malaria protection for travellers ceased to be available under the national health service. [16239]
§ Mr. SackvilleAdvice on the precautions which should be taken when travelling to a malarious area continues to be available under the national health service. The regulations—SI 1995/80—giving general practitioners the power to charge for drugs for malaria prophylaxis, and thus ending NHS provision of anti-malarial drugs for travellers, came into effect on 6 February. Patients who have contracted illnesses requiring the same drug therapy, such as malaria or rheumatoid arthritis, will continue to receive these drugs on the NHS.