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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) follows guidance from the UK Advisory Committee
on Malaria Prevention (ACMP). The FCO provides medical advice to staff travelling
to malarial regions on a case-by-case basis, taking into account factors such as the
age of the officer concerned, location and duration of stay. This might in some instances
result in an officer being advised to take mefloquine (larium), but no officer is
forced to do so. Any staff with concerns are encouraged to discuss with the FCO Healthline
or their Regional Medical Advisor, as well as with their local clinic of healthcare
provider. The FCO does not hold records on the numbers of staff prescribed mefloquine
(larium) and alternative anti-malarial drugs.
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