North Macedonia travel health
Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for North Macedonia, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in North Macedonia: Ohrid, Skopje.
Required to enter
Nothing. No vaccination certificate is asked for at the border.
Recommended
- Tetanus up to date
- Hepatitis A
- Tick-borne encephalitis for hiking in the forests in summer
- Rabies for a long or rural stay — stray dogs are common
Emergency number
194 for an ambulance, 192 for police, 193 for fire; 112 for everything
Care for visitors
Limited
Private hospitals in the capital are good and used to foreigners; the public system is basic and thins quickly outside it. UK visitors get free emergency treatment under a reciprocal agreement, though payment may be asked for first. Insurance with evacuation cover matters here.
Winter air pollution in the capital is among the worst in Europe on still days, which matters with asthma. Mosquitoes in summer, which carry West Nile virus in some years, and ticks in the mountains. Tap water in the towns is treated; bottled is cheap where in doubt.
The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.
