Ghana - Obtain a Yellow Fever Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To Obtain a Yellow Fever Certificate in Ghana, the applicant must go to the Ghana Ministry of Health office (MOH).
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following contact link
3. The person needs to get the vaccination a minimum of 10days before travel, or else the boarding will be refused. This is because the vaccination needs to mature.
4. Applicants can get the vaccination from any ministry of health offices present in the border entry points, air ports and sea ports.
5. If applicants are a Ghanaian Citizen, applicant can get vaccination from public and private hospitals and clinic run by the government.
6. The vaccination takes few minutes once his/her get vaccinated a small yellow booklet will be provided yellow fever certificate.
7. Applicant must make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
8. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
9. The yellow fever certificate must be kept next to your passport and other travel documents because it is the proof that you have to stick to all the travel requirements.
10. Vaccination certificate will be issued within a day.

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Required Documents

• Proof of identification
• Health records

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Health
Address: SekouToure Avenue North Ridge
Adjacent National Health Insurance Head Office
Accra
HR23+VF2, Accra
P.O. Box M 44 Accra Ghana
Digital Address: GA-029-4296
Fax NO: +233 302 665651
Telephone: +233 302 665651/+233302668782
Email: [email protected]
Contact link
Location link

Eligibility

• Any person entering or leaving Ghana above nine months of age must be in possession of a valid certificate of vaccination against yellow fever.
• The under mentioned persons are exempted from obtaining a yellow fever vaccination certificate:
• Infants below the age of six months.
• Any person suffering from some chronic illness and has poor resistance and is thereby exempted from being vaccinated.
• Crew and passengers of an aircraft transiting through an airport located in yellow fever infected area provided the health officer is satisfied that such persons remained within the airport premises during the period of stay.

Fees

• A fee has to be paid as per as authority request.

Validity

• Vaccination certificate is lifetime validity.

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Processing Time

• Vaccination certificate will be issued within a day.

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Instructions

• The vaccination is recommended for anyone above 9 months old.
• It is advisable that his/her should visit a clinic in your country, about six weeks before your flight to get the vaccination. If his/her are short of time, schedule the vaccination day ten days before the flight trip.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Address of the applicant
• Email id of the applicant
• Contact number
• City/country/town details
• Postal address
• Region
• Nationality
• Age of the applicant
• Vaccination received
• Date of vaccination

Need for the Document

• If the person is from a yellow fever endemic country, the Ghana government will require a yellow fever certificate from his/her before entering into the country.

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