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Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

A certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is required for travelers over one year old coming from affected areas.

The risk of Bird Flu is high.

Generally speaking, health and hygiene conditions are not very good and so it is best to avoid eating less cooked or raw food (especially meat and eggs), drinking tap water and eating raw vegetables. Likewise, it can be difficult for persons suffering from respiratory diseases to bear the atmospheric pollution in Cairo.
Bathing in freshwater exposes you to the risk of bilharziasis (or schistosomiasis) present in the Nile river valley and delta.  

You are advised against bathing unless you get reliable opinion on the spot. Hepatitis A and B are common and it is wise to be vaccinated. For long stays, expatriation or stays in rural areas, vaccines against rabies and typhoid are recommended. A very high rate of Hepatitis C has been noticed. Skin piercing, barbers or hairdressers which are very popular must be avoided at all costs.

International hospitals

Given the precarious conditions of public hospitals, it is better to go to international hospitals or in certain private clinics. Having said that, the use of English is widespread (doctors almost always speak it), in all hospitals.  For example the As-salam international hospital in Cairo is recommended.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Recommendations of the World Health Organization on Egypt.

For further information on safety conditions

US Department of State

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in Egypt
26, Avenue El Guézira
Zamalek Le Caire 11211
Phone: +202 340 49 40 / 341 89 62
Fax: +202 341 24 79
tunisym@intouch.com

Emergency numbers

Police	122
Tourist police	126
Ambulance	123
Maritime police	33 54 22 82

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Cairo (GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from April to September.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

The warm season extends from May to September and the cold season from November to March. The temperatures vary from 14°C to 37°C and  are between 6°C and 46°C in desert regions.

For further information

Egyptian Meteorological Department's website

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

Pensionhotel Destinia Hotels.com Egypt Travel, Egyptian Tourism Bureau's website
Egypt Sites, directory of accommodations in Egypt

To find an apartment

Homelidays

El Waseet: online newspaper of small advertisements in English and Arabic

To find a job

Jobs in Egypt
Arabo Egypt: advertisement site
American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
Egyrec.com

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in Egypt from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +20.
To call Tunisia from Egypt, dial 00 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

GSM

Internet suffix

.eg

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Last updates: May 2012