Health

Before you leave

• Emergency services are non-existent outside Bujumbura and the health system cannot provide adequate care: insurance covering medical evacuation is essential.

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• Yellow fever: the international vaccination certificate is required on entry for all travellers aged 9 months or older. The CDC recommends this vaccine for all travellers aged 9 months or older. Rules change: check them before departure and talk to a doctor or an international vaccination centre.

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  CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: Burundi

• Malaria: according to the CDC, it is present throughout the country. The CDC recommends prescription preventive medicine for travellers to these areas: talk to a doctor before departure, and protect yourself from mosquito bites.

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Emergency numbers

• According to France: police 117, fire 118. The UK lists 112 for all emergency services.

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Risks on the ground

• Sharp rise in cholera cases in the north-west (Cibitoke, Bukinanyana): bottled water, cooked food, peeled fruit, hand washing; seek urgent care for heavy diarrhoea.

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• Emergency numbers

  Police 117, fire 118; 112 according to the UK.

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