Health and Medical Information for Cote d'Ivoire

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Health and Medical Information for Cote d'Ivoire
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Health insurance, including emergency repatriation cover, is advised, although in-patient treatment is free in general wards on presentation of a passport. Treatment is private and expensive on the smaller islands.
Food and drink:

All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. All drinking water should be bottled, boiled or carbonated. Water used for brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled. Powdered or tinned milk is available and is advised. Avoid all dairy products and food from street vendors. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risks:

Hepatitis E is highly endemic in sub-saharan Africa, but has very low occurrence in Cape Verde; precautions are still advisable. Hepatitis B is hyperendemic in the region. Vaccination against tuberculosis is sometimes advised. Giardia occurs.

Cote d'Ivoire Visa and Passport entry requirements

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Passports: 

A passport valid for six months after intended length of stay in the Ivory Coast is required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Visas: 

Transit passengers leaving on the same or first connecting flight within 12 hours, provided they hold onward or return documentation and do not leave the airport, do not require a visa.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements for the Ivory Coast.

Types and cost: 

A tourist visa for the Ivory Coast currently costs £96.

Validity: 

A tourist visa for the Ivory Coast is valid for up to three months.

Application to: 

Consulate (or consular section at embassy).

Cote d'Ivoire Currency Exchange Money Service

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The official currency is the CFA Franc (XOF), divided into 100 centimes. The CFA Franc is linked to the Euro. New notes were issued in 2004 and only those issued by the Bank of West African States (Banque des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) are valid currency. There are a few ATMs in Abidjan but most will accept only Visa cards. It is unwise to use an ATM that is not guarded. Credit cards are accepted in the larger hotels and better restaurants. Most shops require cash. Travellers cheques are accepted in banks, as well as some tourist orientated hotels and restaurants.