Yellow Fever certificates are required for travel to Cameroon.
Malaria is common, especially in the central and southern parts of the country. The risk is much lower in the mountains of the Northwest Province and the arid areas on the Extreme North. Prophylactics are recommended because of the severity of some strains of malaria in the country.
Other tropical diseases are also common, including dysentery, bilharzia, hepatitis, and giardia occur. There are occasional outbreaks of cholera in Yaounde and Douala, but rarely affect travelers.
There are several good quality hospitals in the country. Most are located in Douala or Yaounde, but Kumbo has two very good private hospitals as well.
schools and universities
Douala
American School of Douala
Lycee Joss
College Libermann
College Alfred Saker
Lycee Dominique Savio
University of Douala
Yaoundé
The American School of Yaounde
College Vogt
Rain Forest International School
University of Yaounde
Sacred Heart College Dla
Buea
Baptist High School, Great Soppo
Bishop Rogan College
Saint Joseph's College SJC Sasse
University of Buea
Limbe
Saker Baptist College
Bamenda
Our Lady of Lordes, PCHS Bamenda, GBHS Bamenda, GTHS Bamenda, GTTC Bamenda
MankonSacret Heart College, PSS Mankon, LCC Mankon, CCC Mankon
BafutPSS Bafut
Ngaoundere
University of Ngaoundere
respect
It is disrespectful to shake hands with your left hand. Use only your right. If you have something in your right hand or your right hand is dirty or wet, it is polite to extend your wrist for the person to shake with his right hand. Should both of your right hands be occupied, it is polite to touch wrists.
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contact
To make local and international calls you need to buy a pre-paid SIMcard. Check if your cell phone has a compatible GSM standard Africa/Europe - if not, in addition to a SIM cardyou probably need to buy a new phone. "MTN" and "Orange" are twomajor telephone companies in Cameroon.
You can find Internet access all over the place, but the speed might be slow.
National post service is considered to be unreliable.
Cameroon Tourism Montréal (http://www.cameroon-touri...) -Tourism office in North America.
talk
French and English are the official languages in Cameroon although there are over 276 recognized languages in Cameroon.
The Northwest and Southwest provinces are anglophone although in some areas pidgin English is more common. The rest of the country is predominantly francophone although almost all areas will also have local languages.