Health Requirements:
All hospitals and clinics will probably demand cash payment for any services.  Bring any medicines you require with you and be sure to get medical insurance before leaving home. 

• Food and water: Visitors to Africa often fall prey to Traveller’s Diarrhoea, due to food and water that is contaminated with viruses, bacteria and parasites.  To make sure that you are not exposed to these (which may cause cholera, typhoid fever and hepatitis), drink only bottled water and make sure that all food that you purchase is washed thoroughly, peeled and boiled.
  
  
• Malaria: There is a danger of contracting malaria throughout Tanzania.  The disease is spread by bites from infected mosquitoes, so make sure to use lots of insect repellent and to wear long-sleeved clothes and pants, especially after dark when the mozzies are most active. Sleep in a room with a bed net or mosquito proofing.  Also speak to your doctors/pharmacist about appropriate prophylactics.  Anti-malarials are not 100% effective so your best recourse is to ensure that you are always covered in insect repellent.
  
  
• Dangerous Insects: Most diseases in East Africa are spread by insects.  Dengue, filariasis, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), and Rift Valley fever are all spread by mosquitoes, sandflies and tsetse flies.  Avoid exposure to them by wearing longsleeved shirts/blouses and long pants at night (when the insects are most active), sleeping under a protective bed net and applying insect repellent frequently during the day.
  
  
• Consult your doctor: About vaccinations against typhoid, cholera and poliomyelitits and any other diseases for which you may need vaccinations, such like yellow fever.
  
  
• Infectious and tropical diseases: Due to the possibility of contracting bilharzia (schistosomiasis) when swimming or wading in rivers or lakes, it is recommended that visitors avoid going into water that is not flowing freely.  Visitors who are concerned about contracting bilharzia can have a routine monthly check once they get home, for about two months, to ensure they are fine.  Tickbite fever, which you can get from infected ticks, can be avoided by wearing pants and socks when out in the bush and covering up with insect repellent

Entry Requirements:

• Passports: All visitors should be in possession of a valid passport
• Visas: Check with your consulate for the most up-to-date information.  Visas are generally required for all visitors