Yemen
Health
Before you travel check that:聽
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your destination can provide the healthcare you may need聽
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you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation聽
This is particularly important if you have a health condition or are pregnant.听
Emergency medical number聽
Call 191 and ask for an ambulance.听听
Due to the current conflict, emergency services may not be able to respond. It may be better to make your own way to hospital if you can. Contact your insurance company quickly if you鈥檙e referred to a medical facility for treatment.听
Vaccine recommendations and health risks聽
At least 8 weeks before your trip:听听
- check the latest 听听
- see where to get vaccines and whether you have to pay on the 听听
听厂别别 , including:听听
- malaria and dengue聽
- Middle East respiratory syndrome聽
- 蝉肠丑颈蝉迟辞蝉辞尘颈补蝉颈蝉听
Altitude sickness is a risk in parts of Yemen. Read more about .听
惭别诲颈肠补迟颈辞苍听
The legal status and regulation of some medicines prescribed or bought in the UK can be different in other countries.听
Read .听
Healthcare in Yemen听听
Medical facilities, particularly away from the main towns and cities, are poor. Make sure that you have adequate travel health insurance and access to funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad and repatriation.听
Travel and mental health聽
Read FCDO guidance on travel and mental health. There is also .听