Our medical kit contained the following items:
- condoms
- Band-Aids
- Triple Antibiotic Ointment
- Providone Iodine Prep Pads
- Hydrocortisone anti-itch cream
- Benadryl Allergy
- Sudanyl nasal & sinus decongestant
- Adhesive bandages, gauze pads and tape
- Pepto-bismol tablets
- Aquatabs for water purification - sodium dichloroisocyanurate
- Iodine water purification tablets
- Electrol Plus heat stress relief tablets
- Sepasoothe lozenges for sore throats - benzocaine + cetylpyridinium chloride
- cherry cough drops with menthol
- Mefloquine or Doxycycline malaria prophylaxis
- Malarone for malaria treatment
- malaria slide preparation kit - blood test for malaria
- Ibuprofen tablets
- Acetaminophen tablets
- Antacid tablets
- MIF Procedure Kit - for testing stool samples
- Hibiclens antiseptic/antibiotic skin cleanser
- Tolnaftate antifungal powder
- sterile eye wash solution (1oz)
- sterile syringes
- Oral Re-hydration Salts (ORS)
- latex gloves
- thermometer
- disposable tweezers
- vitamin A & D ointment for skin burns
- Greasless Analgesic Balm - Camphor + Menthol + Methyl Salicylate
- Clotrimazole anti-fungal cream
- sunscreen
- dental floss
- Carmex lip balm
- insect repellent
- prenatal vitamins
- Peripel 55 - Permethrin insect repellent for clothing
There are other things available such as antibiotics, female condoms, dental dams, de-wormer etc. Ask the PCMO or, when you get to Techiman, go to the infirmary and check things out. Tampons and saline solution are not give though.