Kongo

Översikt

Congo-Brazzaville presents a challenging operating environment, with elevated levels of political risk combined with poor infrastructure and a history of violence. Since independence in 1960, Congo-Brazzaville has experienced a series of revolts, uprisings, presidential assassinations and military interventions in the political process. Rebel and criminal activity in rural areas also pose a threat of violence, especially in the Pool Region in the south-east. Overland travel between the two major cities in the south of the country, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, poses a serious threat as armed gangs are known to target travellers utilising both the road and rail route for violent criminal attacks. However, crime in urban areas is mainly of the petty nature.

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Medical services and facilities as a whole are poorly resourced and dilapidated. The numbers of health care workers in the country are inadequate to provide the medical care needed by the Congolese people. The leading cause of death is malaria followed by diarrhoea-related illnesses, tuberculosis, measles and HIV/AIDS.

Travellers to Congo-Brazzaville are advised to seek vaccinations for the following health threats:

• Hepatitis A
• Typhoid
• Yellow Fever
• Polio
• Hepatitis B
• Rabies
• MMR
• Tetanus-Diphtheria

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for all travellers over one year of age.

Medical and dental facilities are generally extremely limited outside Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, especially in rural areas. Health insurance for travellers is essential and should include emergency repatriation cover.

Medicines are in short supply and it is advised that, if needs dictate, visitors bring their own medicine, with official labels, into the country. In Brazzaville and Pointe Noire, a considerable number of private pharmacies, health clinics and laboratories have opened, offering a wide variety of services.

Pass

A valid passport valid for at least another six months is required for entry into Congo-Brazzaville.

Visum

Visas are required to visit Congo-Brazzaville for purposes of tourism, research, business or filming, except for citizens of DR Congo and Gabon. Visas allow for multiple entries into the country.

Visitors will be required to produce a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate upon arrival in the country.

For additional information visit TLCS at http://www.tlcsvisas.com/tlcs/