Vaccinations

Honduras

Recommended Vaccinations to Honduras include:

  • All Routine Vaccinations as recommended by CDC
    Hepatitis A
    Hepatitis B
    Typhoid

Due to changes in Honduran vaccination policies, any individual who has ever visited a country in which yellow fever is present (i.e. Panama) for more than 12 hours must bring and present their Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate to immigration when entering Honduras. If you do not have the yellow certificate card, you may not be granted access into the country.

Some volunteers also choose to procure malaria prophylaxis. Ask your doctor if this is a good option for you.
Some vaccinations must be administered a few months or weeks before you travel. Vaccinations can usually be obtained at a health care provider or through a travel clinic.

Panama

Volunteers traveling to Panama should have the following Vaccinations:

  • All routine vaccinations as recommended by the CDC
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Typhoid

 Yellow Fever***

Note: Please make note of this important information:

  • If you are traveling to Panama directly from the US or a country where yellow fever is not present, there is no government requirement to have the yellow fever vaccine. 
  • You are required to present the Yellow fever card if: You are planning on traveling from Panama to a country that has yellow fever or requests yellow fever vaccines (i.e. Honduras), otherwise you may not be allowed to board.

Ghana

 Volunteers traveling to Ghana should have the following Vaccinations:

    • All routine vaccinations as recommended by the CDC
    • Hepatitis A
    • Hepatitis B
    • Typhoid

 

  • Yellow Fever – Required

 

Note : *The Yellow Fever vaccination is required to enter Ghana. If you do not bring proof of your Yellow Fever vaccination, you may not be allowed to board the plane to Ghana or you may be turned away at immigration. Malaria: It is extremely prevalent throughout Ghana. Therefore, we also recommend all volunteers to take malaria prophylaxis. Discuss which prophylaxis is best for you and your trip with your physician well before your brigade.

Some vaccinations must be administered a few months or weeks before you travel. Vaccinations can usually be obtained at a health care provider or through a travel clinic. Always consult your physician for the best-recommended treatment option.

Guatemala

Recommended Vaccinations to Guatemala include:

  • All Routine Vaccinations as recommended by CDC
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Typhoid
  • Yellow Fever

Note: Please make note of this important information:

  • If you are traveling to Guatemala directly from the US or a country where yellow fever is not present, there is no government requirement to have the yellow fever vaccine. 
  • You are required to present the Yellow fever card if: You are planning on traveling from Guatemala to a country that has yellow fever or requests yellow fever vaccines (i.e. Honduras), otherwise you might not be allowed to board.

Greece

All volunteers are recommended by the IOM to have their Hepatitis B vaccination up to date. For more information on Greece, you can also refer to the CDC website here