Jamaica travel health
Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for Jamaica, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in Jamaica: Montego Bay.
Required to enter
- Yellow fever certificate, but only if you are arriving from a country where yellow fever is present
Recommended
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Tetanus up to date
Emergency number
110 for an ambulance, 119 for police
Care for visitors
Limited
Private hospitals in Montego Bay and Kingston handle most things and expect payment up front; public facilities are stretched. Serious cases are often transferred to Florida, so evacuation cover matters.
Do not drink the tap water outside the resorts. Dengue is present.
The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.
