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Country Guide > Middle East > Yemen | |
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Health
1 A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving from infected areas. 2 Vaccination against typhoid is advised. 3 Malaria risk, almost exclusively in the malignant falciparum form, exists throughout the year (but mainly from September through February) in the whole country below 2000m. However, there is no risk in Sana'a City. Resistance to chloroquine has been reported. Chloroquine plus proguanil is recommended. Food & drink Where mains water is chlorinated, it may cause mild abdominal upsets; supplies in Sana’a are said to be safe. Bottled water is available and is advised for the first few weeks of the stay. Drinking water outside main cities and towns is likely to be contaminated and sterilisation is considered essential. Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled. Avoid dairy products that are likely to have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish, preferably served hot. Salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled. Other risks Cutaneous leishmaniasis exists throughout the area and visceral leishmaniasis may occur in the west of Yemen. Bilharzia (schistosomiasis) is present. 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; hepatitis B is endemic. The altitude may cause health problems. Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For more information, see the Health appendix. Health care Health care facilities are relatively poor, especially outside major cities. The major hospitals in Sana’a are: Al Jumhuriyya, Al Kuwait and Al Thawra. In Aden, there is the Al Jumhuriyya, the Saudi Hospital and the Refinery Hospital. Most large cities have a general hospital. There is no reciprocal health agreement with the UK. Medical insurance is essential. |