Why do you have to get vaccinated before going abroad in Africa?

Because Africa is relatively backward, diseases that are rare in other developed countries are more common in Africa. In addition, Africa has a hot climate and poor local medical conditions. In order to avoid infection, vaccination before going to Africa is a protective measure for yourself.

Moreover, in order to protect the personal health of entry-exit (frontier) personnel and prevent serious infectious diseases, the World Health Organization requires the provision of vaccination certificates, that is, international vaccination certificates, through the infection and spread of entry-exit (frontier) personnel, vehicles, goods and luggage.

Extended data:

There are two kinds of vaccination abroad:

1. stipulates vaccination: that is, according to the International Health Regulations or the regulations of some countries, travelers are required to take vaccination when going to epidemic areas or epidemic areas of some serious infectious diseases, and they should hold valid international vaccination certificates. This vaccine includes yellow fever and cholera. The yellow fever vaccination certificate is the only international travel vaccination certificate required by the World Health Organization, while the cholera vaccination certificate is only required by individual countries.

2. Vaccination is recommended, that is, in some countries and regions, one or more infectious diseases are prevalent. In order to prevent these infectious diseases, the health authorities put forward suggestions for vaccination. These infectious diseases include: infectious hepatitis A, hepatitis B, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, typhoid fever, Japanese encephalitis, diphtheria, tetanus, rabies and polio.

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