Health
| | Special Precautions | Certificate Required | | Yellow Fever | No | 1 | | Cholera | No | 2 | | Typhoid and Polio | No | - | | Malaria | No | - | | Food and Drink | 3 | - |
Note: Regulations and requirements may be subject to change at short notice, and you are advised to contact your doctor well in advance of your intended date of departure. Any numbers in the chart refer to the footnotes below.
1: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over nine months of age arriving from infected areas. If indicated on epidemiological grounds, infants under nine months of age are subject to isolation or surveillance if arriving from an infected area.
2: In opposition to WHO guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate may be required from travellers arriving from infected areas.
3: Mains water is normally chlorinated and, whilst safe, may cause mild abdominal upsets. Bottled water is available and is advised for the first few weeks of the stay. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for consumption. Local meat, poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables are generally considered safe to eat.
Health care: There is a UK/Malta reciprocal health agreement. UK passport-holders staying less than 30 days will receive free emergency hospital treatment at a state-run hospital. The principal hospitals are St Luke's, Guardamangia in Malta and Gozo General Hospital in Gozo. Health insurance is nevertheless advised.
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