Travel Health Information for UN Personnel

All UN personnel should check with the destination countries’ embassy, consulate or Ministry of Health and keep up to date with local health advice before and during you travel. You should also comply with any screening and quarantine measures put in place by local authorities.

 

For the latest available on travel restrictions, please visit the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel News page. It is important to caveat that this information is only as reported to IATA by the countries and may not reflect the absolute latest information. Moreover, it is general in sense and does not provide all of the specific details (e.g. the US restrictions lists by IATA do not go into the level of details that was promulgated by the State department as to which visa classes are exempt). Travelers should still ensure that they check with the relevant authorities for any countries they plan to travel to and ensure that they would not face any issues as it relates to their specific situation.

 

For questions, please contact dos-dhmosh-public-health@un.org. 

Vaccination and Malaria Prophylaxis Recommendations
The UN Medical Directors have developed an overarching Vaccination and Malaria Prophylaxis Recommendations (English / French) for all UN personnel travelling on official business. Please be sure to consult this document and the presentation (English/French) in preparation regarding your health needs for your upcoming travel. 

Please note that these recommendations should be applied according to factors such as an individual's vaccination history, health status, destination(s), trip itinerary, type of travel, length of stay, etc.

Specific Disease Recommendations for UN Personnel
From time to time, when a specific disease outbreak situation warrants further attention, the UN Medical Directors also issue specific risk mitigation recommendations to UN personnel. 

These are listed below for your reference. If applicable to you, please follow these recommendations accordingly:

• Ebola Virus Disease
• Lassa fever
• Plague 
• Cholera 
• Zika virus
• Novel Coronavirus