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Visitors must hold a return or onward ticket as well as all documents needed for their next destination.
Americans: US citizens must have a passport and visa.
UK nationals: UK nationals must have a passport and visa.
Canadians: Canadians must have a passport and visa.
Australians: Australians must have a passport and visa.
South Africans: South Africans must have a passport and visa.
Irish nationals: Irish citizens must have a passport and visa.
New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals must have a passport
and visa.
Health
Visitors must be in possession of a current medical vaccination certificate for yellow fever. Prophylactics against malaria are recommended and waterborne diseases are prevalent, including outbreaks of cholera during the rainy season. It is advisable for travellers to have a polio vaccine if they have not had one as an adult. Visitors are advised to buy bottled drinking water, which is widely available. Bird flu has been confirmed in Ghana, but the risk to visitors is considered to be very low; as a precaution it is advisable to avoid close contact with live birds and ensure all poultry products are well cooked. Good medical facilities are found in all the cities and major towns, but facilities outside urban areas are poor and emergency services are limited. Medical insurance is advised and should cover medical evacuation.
Safety
Most visits to Ghana are trouble-free, but it is wise to be vigilant in public areas particularly in and around Accra and to avoid travelling in taxis alone after dark if possible. Visitors should avoid carrying large sums of cash or valuables on them and to be vigilant when drawing money from ATMs in central Accra. Theft of luggage and travel documents has occurred at Kotoka International Airport. Visitors should also be vigilant in and around Tamale and Kumasi where there has been an increase in crime including muggings and attacks on foreigners. There is a potential for outbreaks of violence between rival political factions, fighting between inter-ethnic groups and civil unrest; travellers are advised to stay up to date with daily developments. Visitors to the Northern Region should be alert to the possibility of renewed outbreaks of inter-ethnic fighting. Following severe flooding in September 2007 a state of emergency has been declared in much of the country; roads and bridges have been washed away, 30 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless.
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