Counselling, campaigns, and public-health education

Travel health counselling

Destination-specific vaccines, malaria chemoprophylaxis (where a prescription is appropriate), mosquito bite prevention, food and water safety, and yellow-fever certificate rules.

30 minutes

Tobacco cessation counselling

Brief 5A's counselling, NRT product selection, trigger planning, and follow-up. Pharmacist support, not a diagnosis.

25 minutes

Diabetes prevention & metabolic health

Lifestyle counselling after a pharmacy glucose/BMI screening: plate method, walking targets, when to see a clinician.

25 minutes

Blood pressure & heart-risk counselling

Explain BP categories, salt and activity, medication adherence if already prescribed, and red-flag symptoms.

20 minutes

Weight & nutrition counselling

BMI context, sustainable eating patterns, and when specialist referral is appropriate. No fad-diet prescriptions.

25 minutes

Malaria prevention counselling

Bite prevention, when Rapid Diagnostic Tests are appropriate, danger signs of severe malaria, and travel prophylaxis education.

20 minutes

HIV prevention & testing information

Information on testing sites, condoms, and when to discuss PrEP with a clinician. Pharmacy provides education and referral — not a diagnosis.

20 minutes

Alcohol-use brief intervention

Brief screening conversation, harm-reduction tips, and referral to counselling or medical care.

20 minutes

Reproductive health & family-planning information

OTC emergency contraception counselling where legally supplied, condom education, and referral for prescribed methods. Always within local regulatory scope.

20 minutes

General nutrition for prevention

Salt, sugar, fibre, hydration, and supplement interaction checks against the patient's medicine list.

20 minutes

General preventive-health counselling

Open session covering screening, vaccines due, lifestyle, and how to use the patient portal for records.

20 minutes