Papua New Guinea

The malaria risk is:

• high in the areas below 2000 m, including the capital Port Moresby. The malaria risk is also increasing in the highlands. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning, in combination with the use of malaria tablets. 
• moderate in the areas above 2000 m elevation. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning. For people with an increased risk, we sometimes recommend preventive malaria tablets, or taking an emergency treatment with you.

In case of fever during or after your journey, get tested for malaria as soon as possible.

Insects can transmit diseases such as  dengue, chikungunya and zika.

Protect yourself against insects.

Ticks can transmit diseases.

Japanese encephalitis occurs all over the island year-round.

You may experience altitude sickness in areas above 2500 metres.

Tuberculosis

Read these tips before you leave.

Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.

• COVID-19

• Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis

• Polio

• Measles-mumps-rubella

A single booster of polio vaccination is recommended for all travellers to Asia or Africa aged 16 years or older.

Discuss with your doctor whether one of the following vaccinations is recommended for you:

• Typhoid fever
• Japanese encephalitis
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza
• Pneumococci

There is no risk of yellow fever in this country. Vaccination is not required if you are travelling from Belgium.    

Vaccination is exceptionally compulsory if you have been in a country where yellow fever may occur in the past six days (see map). This also applies to transit through an airport.
This vaccination must be administered at least ten days prior to arrival by an official yellow fever vaccination centre and must be registered in an International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis.