Saudi Arabia Health

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers arriving from an infected area.

All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Water used for drinking, 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 dairy products which are likely to have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.

Avoid swimming and paddling in fresh water; swimming pools which are well chlorinated and maintained are safe. Vaccinations against tuberculosis and hepatitis B are sometimes recommended. Vaccination against meningococcal meningitis is sometimes recommended (mandatory for visitors arriving for Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages).

Medical facilities are generally of a high standard, but treatment is expensive. Health insurance is essential.