Health
Vaccines, malaria, insurance and emergency numbers. This information does not replace the advice of a doctor or an international vaccination centre.
Before you leave
See your doctor or a travel clinic before departure. Health services are limited outside Kigali.
Practical adviceVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, healthFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, safetyYellow fever: the international vaccination certificate is required on entry for travellers aged 1 year or older coming from a country with risk of transmission. The CDC generally does not recommend this vaccine for this destination; a doctor may suggest it depending on your stay. Rules change: check them before departure and talk to a doctor or an international vaccination centre.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceCDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: RwandaMalaria: 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.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceCDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: Rwanda
Emergency numbers
Police and ambulance: 112. Canada also lists medical assistance on 912 and gender-based violence on 3512.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Rwanda travel advice: getting helpGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Rwanda
Risks on the ground
In response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, health screening at Kigali airport and restrictions on the DRC border, subject to change at short notice.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Rwanda travel advice: entry requirements
Useful contacts
Contact details taken from the official sources cited. Check them before going.
Emergency numbers
Police and ambulance: 112; medical assistance 912.
GOV.UK (FCDO), Rwanda travel advice: getting helpGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Rwanda· Oct 2, 2026
Dispensary run by a Belgian doctor
Health, Kigali.
France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, useful contacts· Oct 2, 2026
Hôpital du Roi Fayçal
Health, Kigali.
France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, useful contacts· Oct 2, 2026
Polyclinique du Plateau
Health, Kigali.
France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, useful contacts· Oct 2, 2026
Sources for this guide
- France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, health · Source updated: September 15, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Rwanda, safety · Source updated: September 15, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: Rwanda · Source updated: August 25, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- GOV.UK (FCDO), Rwanda travel advice: getting help · Source updated: September 4, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- Government of Canada, Travel advice: Rwanda · Source updated: September 9, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- GOV.UK (FCDO), Rwanda travel advice: entry requirements · Source updated: September 4, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
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