Health precautions

Where you can go?

• Malaria prophylaxis. - Malaria risk - mainly in the malignant (P. falciparum) form - exists throughout the year in the whole country.
• P. falciparum resistant to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
• We also recommend that you travel with your yellow fever card.

• The National Museum
• The Banjul Market
• Arch 22
• Serekunda Market
• The batik and tie-and-dye factory in Serekunda
• Bakau Craft Markets
• The legendary Katchikally Crocodile Pool

Emergency contacts

Safety tips

• Ambulance - 116
• Police - 117
• Fire Service - 118
• Police Station in Serekunda: +220 4392208
• Serekunda Hospital, Kanifing, +220 3652534
• Africmed Clinic, Kololi, +220 4465359 +220 7739415
• Sharab Medical Center, Kanifing +220 3300100

You are unlikely to encounter problems during your stay if you take the usual precautions.

• Please take precautions as you would in any large city.
• Use bottled water as a safety precaution.
• Keep to busy and well-lit areas.
• If you get lost, go to an open business and ask for help.
• Do not leave your valuables unattended.

Electricity

• Voltage: 220 - 240 V
• Electrical Frequency: 50 Hz
• Plug type:  G British 3-pin