A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required
from travellers over 1 year of age travelling from infected areas.
B
Vaccination against typhoid is recommended.
C
Malaria risk, almost entirely in the malignant
falciparum form, exists throughout the year (but mainly from September
through February) in the whole country below 2,000 metres.
However, there is no risk of Malaria in Sana'a City. Resistance
to chloroquine has been reported, chloroquine plus proguanil is
advised.
Health care
Health insurance is advised. There are brilliant
hospitals in large towns and cities, with clinics in many villages.
Food and Drink
Where the mains water is chlorinated, it may
cause mild abdominal upsets, yet supplies in Sana’a are
said to be safe. Bottled water is available and is advised for
the 1st few weeks of the stay. Drinking water outside main cities
and towns is likely to be contaminated and sterilisation is considered
vital.
Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have
1st been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk
is unpasteurised and should be boiled and travellers are advised
to avoid dairy products that are likely to have been made from
unboiled milk. Only eat well cooked meat and
fish, which should be served hot. Salad and mayonnaise may carry
increased risk, and fruit should be peeled and vegetables should
be cooked.
Other risks
Cutaneous leishmaniasis exists throughout the
area and visceral leishmaniasis can occur in the west of Yemen.
Bilharzia (otherwise known as schistosomiasis) is present.
Please avoid swimming and paddling in fresh water,
swimming pools which are well chlorinated and maintained are safe.
Typhoid fever, dracunculiasis, onchocerciasis and hepatitis A
occur and hepatitis B is widespread. The altitude can cause health
problems.
Rabies is present, therefore those at high risk
should consider vaccination before arrival. If you are bitten, please
seek medical advice without delay.
