eSwatini (Swaziland)

Latest update: 25 March 2025 - Authors: Mieke Croughs, Ula Maniewski

This page contains the main health risks for travellers and general recommendations. Travel conditions are different for everyone and each patient's health condition varies. Discuss your trip during a travel consultation with your doctor or in a travel clinic, preferably six to eight weeks before departure.

Read also the information on security, healthcare and other practical aspects on the FPS Foreign Affairs website.

Important health risks

The malaria risk is low in the entire country. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning.

There is no risk of malaria in Mbabane.

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

Insects can transmit diseases such as sleeping sickness.

Protect yourself against insects.

Ticks can transmit diseases such as African tick bite fever.

Dogs and other mammals can be infected with rabies.

There is a risk of infection with schistosomiasis when swimming or bathing in lakes and rivers.

Tuberculosis

Read these tips before you leave.

Vaccinations

Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.

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:

Yellow fever

Mandatory for some travellers

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Yellow fever vaccination is not necessary if you are travelling from Belgium.

Vaccination is exceptionally compulsory if you have been in certain countries in the past six days.
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.