Travel, visa and vaccinations

Delegates are responsible for:

• Booking their own travel and accommodation
• Ensuring that they have the correct visa to enter Ghana and for applying for this in plenty of time
• Ensuring that they have the correct vaccinations

Visas

Visas are required by most non-residents except ECOWAS nationals and delegates are strongly advised to begin the application process as soon as possible after registering for the conference. Ghana Missions and Embassies abroad will assist in issuing individual as well as group visas.

If you require a letter of support for your visa application, please contact the conference team at [email protected].

Health requirements

Yellow fever vaccination required by all except infants less than one year. Please do not forget to bring your health certificate which shows that you have a yellow fever vaccination. You are also advised to consult your doctor well in advance of your visit so that you may begin the usual anti-malaria treatment.

Electricity

If you are bringing along any electrical appliances, they should operate on or be adaptable to 220/240 volts. Electric outlets in Ghana accept either three-pronged, or sometimes two-pronged. British or Continental European type plus or converters.

Money

Ghana's currency is the Cedi which comes in denominations of GHC 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1. Coins come in denominations of 1 GHC and also 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p and 1 Pesewas. Foreign currency can be freely exchanged at any Forex Bureaux in the country.

Apart from Forex Bureaux, some commercial banks also exchange foreign currency. Banks are normally open from 8:30 to 16:00 Monday through Friday. Some banks also operate on Saturdays from 09:00 - 14:00.

Most large commercial banks will also have automatic teller machines located outside and available during and after hours. Most will take VISA and a few other check cards.

For more information on travel, visas and vaccinations, please visit the Ghana Tourism Authority website.