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Go to Vietnam Health Do not drink tap water and be careful with raw vegetables. No vaccination is obligatory to enter into Vietnam, except for the Yellow Fever if you arrive from an endemic African or South American country. It is still however necessary to have your vaccinations up to date (DTP, BCG, Hepatitis B, and German measles-mumps-measles and whooping cough for children) and it is not a bad idea to also be vaccinated against Hepatitis A, typoid, meningitis A and C and Japanese encephalitis. This latter is important if you are staying more than a month in Vietnam during the endemic period (May to October), especially if you are visiting rural areas. You can get this vaccination done in Vietnam at the Embassy clinic in Hanoi or at the consulate in Hô Chi Minh-Ville, it is very difficult to find it in France. There is no yellow fever epidemy in south-eastern Asia. There is no malaria in the big towns in Vietnam. The main risk zones are the regions where there are forests and hills, on the high plateau around Hue, in the coastal mangrove zones in the south and in the mountain regions north of Hanoi. Vietnam is a zone 3 country, this means that it is a country where the mosquitoes are extremely resistant to chloroquine (Nivaquine). There are even zones where they are resistant to mefloquine (Lariam). The best prevention is to be protected from bites, covering clothing, nets etc. Mosquitoes not only transmit malaria, but also dengue fever (a day mosquito) and Japanese encephalitis. It is better to see a specialized doctor for a recommended treatment before you leave as it depends on the zone you are visiting and your age and general health, which treatment is the best for you. You should take a first aid box with you, which should ideally contain : 1 - instruments : sharp scissors, thermometer, tweezers, safety pin, syringes and sterile needles. 2. - antiseptics and dressings : a local antiseptic (Betadine, Chlorexidine), sterile compresses, plaster, crêpe bandage, an antibiotic cream (Fucidine), antiseptic eyedrops. 3 - medicine : anti-malaria treatment, anti-diarrhia pills, pain killers (Paracetamol), general antibiotics (Augmentin), travel pills, anti-allergy pills if necessary, sleeping pills and any other regularly used medicine. 4 - various : water sterilization pills (Micropure, Hydroclonazone), sun cream, germolene, ear plugs, condoms. Health and repatriation insurance You must absolutely take out an insurance contract covering the eventual costs of medical care abroad (private clinics are very expensive) and taking in charge an eventual repatriation. You must always keep on you the international emergency telephone number of the insurance company and the number of your insurance policy. The consulate dept of the French Embassy in Hanoi has a medical clinic which is open to all French citizens and their families. For an appointment telephone 825 27 19, post 158 (consultations from 2pm - 5.30pm from Monday to Wednesday, and from 8.30am to 12 on Thursdays and Fridays). In Hô Chi Minh-Ville you can also consult a doctor at the French consulate (tel 829 72 35). There are also in Hanoi and Hô Chi Minh-Ville international health organizations which are open 24hrs/24 and which are becoming more and more well-equipped. (see the list of Useful Addresses).

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