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Gambia

Health

Vaccinations

Vorsichtsmaßnahmen Impfschein erforderlich
DiphtheriaSometimes
Hepatitis ASometimes
MalariaYes
RabiesSometimes
TetanusYes
TyphoidSometimes
Yellow FeverSometimes*

Health Care

Visitors are advised to bring sunscreen, insect repellent and indigestion/diarrhoea medicines; all of these can prove expensive in The Gambia. The government plays a dominant role in health services but private practices exist in the urban and resort areas. Health insurance is strongly advised. Prescription drugs should be carried in labelled containers.

Note

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers over one year of age arriving from endemic or infected areas. Travellers arriving from non-endemic zones should note that vaccination is strongly recommended for travel outside the urban areas, even if an outbreak of the disease has not been reported and they would not normally require a vaccination certificate to enter the country.

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Interesting facts about Gambia
: West Africa.
Area: 11,295 sq km (4,361 sq miles).
Population: 1.8 million (2009).
Population Density: 159 per sq km.
Capital: Banjul. Population: 38,828 (2003).
Electricity: 230 volts AC, 50Hz. Plugs are either UK-style with three flat pins or Western European-style with three round pins.
Head of State: President Al-Haji Yahya AJJ Jammeh since 1994.
Location: West Africa.

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Entry/Visa/Health

Check your specific situation. For example you are a citizen of Spain, live in Germany and want to enter Canada. Or you are planning a trip with multiple stopovers in diifferent countries. Which entry and health regulations apply to you? You can find out the varying regulations here: here (in Englisch).