Health & Safety in Rwanda

Health Information

Compulsory Vaccinations

Yellow fever certificate required by all. Exempt infants under 1 year.

Recommended Immunisations

Cholera*, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B*, malaria, meningitis*, polio, TB*, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies

* recommended in some circumstances, travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month.

Risks

Malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.

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Safety

Despite the horrors that have visited Rwanda in the past, it remains a safe country to visit and Kigali is one of Africa's safest big cities (though don't be totally naïve).

It would be advisable to do a little research on current events in Rwanda, bearing in mind its proximity to its troubled western neighbour, the DRC and current instability in its southern neighbour - Burundi.

Rwandans are sensitive about photography: ask permission to take photos of people and their possessions and never take photos of military or government establishments.

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