Vietnam - Health & Safety

Vaccinations
Recommended vaccinations
Diphteria, Japanese encephalitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Yellow jack
Medicines
Availability medicines
Low

We suggest to bring always a small travel pharmacy and to stipulate a health insurance which covers medical expenditures, the eventual airplane emergency repatriation or transfer to another country.

Cautions
Diseases - infections
Cholera, Dandy fever, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hiv - aids, Malaria, Measles, Tetanus
Diseases - infections risks
High
Food and beverages

Water is not drinkable, and somewhere it is also infected by virus, parasites, bacterias or chemical substances. We suggest you to drink only bottled water and eat peeling fruits, to avoid raw vegetables and ice into drinks. Do not eat precooked foods sold in street stands. Fish and meat should be eaten well-cooked.