Health Requirements:
Health services are adequate, but visitors are advised to bring any medicines they require with them and to 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.  Also take care not to drink ice that is not made of bottled water and do not brush your teeth with water that has not been boiled.  Also avoid diary products unless you are sure the milk has been pasteurized – milk is generally unpasteurized in Uganda.  Avoid salad, mayonnaise and pork.
  
  
• Malaria: There is a danger of contracting malaria throughout Uganda.  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
  
  You need to watch out for the symptoms of malaria for anything up to three months after your return home.  If you develop flu-like symptoms make sure you tell your health professional that you have been somewhere with malaria - even if it was some time ago.  Malaria is a serious, life-threatening disease and anti-malarial prophylaxis does not completely protect you from getting the disease. It is important to get treatment very quickly if you've been infected, so get a quick and simple blood test without delay to be on the safe side.  Please discuss malaria with your health professional.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Vaccinations: Consult your doctor about vaccinations against yellow fever, typhoid, cholera and poliomyelitits
  
  
• 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