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Haiti
- Check Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before travelling.
- Take out travel insurance (valid for US) including air ambulance
service.
- Take precautions against malaria, dengue fever (repellents and
anti-malarial drugs) as well as gastro-intestinal upsets.
- Leave copies of passports and valuable documents (including credit
cards) with contact in the UK. Keep photocopies with you, but separate
from the originals.
- Haiti has a high rate of violent crime; be on your guard and do not
carry valuables or wear jewellery.
- Restrict travel to daytime; avoid certain routes (consulting hotel
staff/car rental operators/hosts).
- Be aware that local emergency services are inadequate.
- Bring sufficient supplies of medicines if needed (eg diabetics/heart
disease).
- Carry US dollar Travellers cheques, one or two credit cards but only
small amounts of cash.
- Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.
- Don’t carry illegal drugs; penalties can be severe.
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