KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi
KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi
KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi
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Emergencies<br />
In <strong>the</strong> case of an emergency, you should not delay tre<strong>at</strong>ment by trying to<br />
contact a doctor.The two leading priv<strong>at</strong>e hospitals in <strong>Nairobi</strong> – Aga Khan and<br />
<strong>Nairobi</strong> Hospital – both have well equipped and professionally staffed 24-hour<br />
casualty departments.As <strong>the</strong>re is no public ambulance service, it is advisable to<br />
subscribe to a priv<strong>at</strong>e road and air evacu<strong>at</strong>ion service such as AAR (2715319)<br />
or AMREF (315454-5), whose ‘Flying Doctors’ offer a very competitively<br />
priced n<strong>at</strong>ionwide evacu<strong>at</strong>ion policy. Domestic security providers will also assist<br />
you to reach hospital quickly in <strong>the</strong> event of a life-thre<strong>at</strong>ening emergency.<br />
Vaccin<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Although yellow fever is still <strong>the</strong> only vaccin<strong>at</strong>ion officially required for entry<br />
into Kenya, it is advisable to keep all of <strong>the</strong> following immunis<strong>at</strong>ions up to d<strong>at</strong>e:<br />
Vaccine Period of Validity<br />
Polio 10 years<br />
Tetanus 10 years<br />
Diph<strong>the</strong>ria 10 years<br />
Yellow fever 10 years<br />
Hep<strong>at</strong>itis A 10 years<br />
Hep<strong>at</strong>itis B 10 years<br />
Typhoid 3 years<br />
Meningitis A & C 3 years.<br />
CHAPTER 7: HEALTH & HYGIENE • 55
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