Following instructions from the Rwanda Ministry of Health on the occurrence of the Yellow Fever preventive measures have been adopted to protect all travelers. for more information click here      

YELLOW FEVER PREVENTIVE MEASURES

Following instructions of the Rwanda Ministry of Health on the occurrence of the Yellow Fever; RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda wishes to inform all passengers and the public at large that a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is now required before entering the country.

While Rwanda isn’t among the Yellow Fever endemic countries1, the Ministry of Health has set precautionary measures for all travelers going to and out of Rwanda.

Measures taken are as follows:

1. Travelers (Residents or Non-Residents) coming to Rwanda from Yellow Fever non- endemic countries will not require a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate.
2. Travelers (Residents or Non-Residents) coming to Rwanda from Yellow Fever endemic countries and countries with active Yellow Fever transmission outbreak2 must present a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate, or will be vaccinated upon arrival at USD40.
3. All residents or Non-Residents travelling to Yellow Fever endemic countries1 should be vaccinated 10 days before travelling.

For more information, please visit the Ministry of Health website at www.moh.gov.rw

Yellow Fever endemic countries1 : Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia Plurinational, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela

Active Yellow Fever transmission outbreak country2: Angola