Uganda

Yellow fever vaccination required for entry

Uganda requires proof of yellow fever vaccination for all arriving travelers aged 1 year and older, regardless of where you are coming from. Carry your International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP, the 'yellow card'). The vaccine must be given at an approved Swiss YF vaccination centre at least 10 days before arrival. The certificate is valid for life. Travelers with a medical contraindication need a documented exemption.

WHO / Uganda Ministry of Health ↗ · Updated 2026

Cholera transmission in some districts

Cholera transmission has been reported in parts of Uganda. The oral cholera vaccine may be considered for travelers to affected areas, those staying in conditions with poor sanitation, aid and healthcare workers, or travelers with increased individual risk. Strict food and water hygiene remains the primary protection.

CDC / WHO ↗ · Updated 2026

Recent alerts

Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip — per the Swiss BAG schedule. These include:

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap)
• Influenza (flu)
• Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)
• Polio
• COVID-19

Consider for travelers to areas with active transmission, aid and healthcare workers, those staying in poor sanitary conditions, or with increased individual risk. No internal disease page — discuss with your travel clinic.

Recommended for all travelers to tropical and subtropical countries. Note for Swiss travelers: Hepatitis A is not part of the routine Swiss BAG childhood schedule, so most adult travelers will need vaccination.

Consider per individual risk and stay duration. Routine in the Swiss childhood schedule since 1998 — younger travelers usually covered.

Consider for travelers to the northern regions during the dry season (December–June, the African 'meningitis belt' fringe), for longer stays, or close contact with the local population.

Particularly recommended for: long stays; high individual risk regardless of duration (cycling/motorbike trips, hiking and remote travel, small children, those working with animals, cavers — bats). Post-exposure care and rabies immunoglobulin can be hard to obtain locally.

Recommended for most travelers, particularly those visiting rural areas, staying with friends and relatives, on longer trips, or in poor hygienic conditions.

Recommended for all travelers aged 9 months and older — Uganda is a yellow-fever risk country. A vaccination certificate is also REQUIRED for entry (see country alert). Give at an approved Swiss YF centre at least 10 days before travel; certificate valid for life.