Singapore Embassy: 202-537-3100 Singapore GMT +8 hrs

Entry Requirements:
Visa not required for tourist/business stays up to 30 days.
HIV Test: Workers who earn less than $1,250 per month and applicants for permanent resident status (except spouses and children of Singapore citizens).
Vaccinations: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travelers older than 1 year arriving from any country any part of which is infected. A certificate is also required of any traveler arriving from, or transiting through, any country in the Yellow Fever Endemic Zones.
Telephone Country Code: 65

Embassies/Consulates: U.S. Embassy: 27 Napier Road, Singapore. Tel: 476-9100 or 65-476-9100; Fax: 65-476-9340 Web: www.usembassysingapore.org.sg.
Canadian Embassy: IBM Towers, 80 Anson Road,; Tel: 325-3200; Fax: 325-3297; E-mail: spore@dfait-maeci.gc.ca.

Hospitals / Doctors:
Mt. Elizabeth Hospital (485 beds); all specialties; emergency, burn, trauma units; considered one of the best hospitals in SE Asia; Tel. 737-2666.
Gleneagles Hospital (375 beds); used by U.S. Embassy personnel; Tel. 473-7222

Current Advisories & Health Risks:

Cholera: This disease is not officially reported as active in this country, but occasional cases may occur. Cholera is an extremely rare disease in international travelers from developed countries. Cholera vaccine is recommended only for travelers at high risk who work and live in highly endemic areas under less than adequate sanitary conditions.
The manufacture and availability of cholera vaccine in the United States ceased in June 2000. Many countries, including Canada, license an oral cholera vaccine.
Cholera vaccine is not "officially" required for entry into, or exit from, any country.

Dengue Fever: Seasonal outbreaks (with a recent increase in cases) occur countrywide, with risk elevated from May through September. The disease is common in urban areas where the mosquitoes have many breeding sites. All travelers should take daytime protective measures against insect bites.

Filariasis: Low risk; both the Bancroftian and Malayan forms occur and are transmitted by a variety of mosquitoes. Travelers should take protective measures against insect bites.

Hepatitis: Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for all nonimmune travelers. Hepatitis E and C are endemic. The hepatitis B carrier rate in the general population is estimated at 5%. Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for stays over 3 months and for short-term travelers wanting increased protection. Travelers should be aware that the risk of hepatitis B is increased by unsafe sex and the use of unsterile needles and syringes.

Influenza: Influenza is transmitted year-round in the tropics. The flu vaccine is recommended for all travelers over age 50; all travelers with any chronic disease or weakened immune system; travelers of any age wishing to decrease the risk of this illness; pregnant women after the first trimester.

Japanese Encephalitis (JE): No significant risk. All travelers, however, should take personal protection measures against mosquito bites. J.E. vaccination is not advised for anyone living or working in Singapore.

Malaria: There is no risk of malaria in Singapore.

Other Diseases/Hazards: Leptospirosis (low risk), cholera, helminthic infections (ascariasis, ancylostomiasis, hookworm, clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, and taeniasis; low endemicity), hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (a few cases reported), melioidosis (rare), scrub typhus, and tuberculosis. Stingrays, poisonous fish, sea anemones, the Indo-China man-o’-war, and the very dangerous sea wasp are found along the coral reefs that fringe Singapore. Swimmers should take sensible precautions to avoid these hazards.