Health

Before you leave

• Yellow fever: the international vaccination certificate is required on entry for travellers aged 9 months or older coming from a country with risk of transmission, including after a stopover of more than 12 hours in such a country. The CDC does not recommend this vaccine for this destination. 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: Zimbabwe

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

Emergency numbers

• Emergencies 112 (Econet) or 114 (NetOne), 0800 3222 911 from a landline; France also lists 911. Ambulances in Harare: 182 or 464.

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  GOV.UK (FCDO), Zimbabwe travel advice: getting helpFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Zimbabwe, useful contacts

Insurance and care

• Travel insurance generally does not cover residents: take out private health insurance; many employers include medical cover in the salary package.

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  Living in Zimbabwe

• Emergency numbers

  112 (Econet), 114 (NetOne), 0800 3222 911 from a landline.

  1121140800 3222 911

  GOV.UK (FCDO), Zimbabwe travel advice: getting help· Oct 2, 2026

• Avenues Clinic

  Clinic, Harare.

  Corner Baines Avenue / Mazowe Street, Harare+263 4 251 180

  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Zimbabwe, useful contacts· Oct 2, 2026

• Borrowdale Trauma Centre

  Trauma centre, Harare.

  1 Borrowdale Lane, Harare+263 242 886 921

  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Zimbabwe, useful contacts· Oct 2, 2026