Apply In-Person:

1. To obtain a Certificate of Good Health in person, the applicant has to visit the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
2. The address and contact details can be found in the following contact link
3. Visit the office and obtain an application form to get a Yellow Fever Vaccine, from the relevant department.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Complete the application form as required and submit it to the relevant official at the office.
6. Health Care workers over there will proceed to make arrangements for giving you a Yellow Fever Vaccine.
7. Once you are jabbed, you will be asked to wait for some time and they will proceed to process your certificate.
8. After the processes are over, the applicant will be issued with a Yellow Fever Certificate as a proof of vaccine.

• Completed application form
• Valid proof of identification
• Proof of residence
• Copy of Passport
• Previously issued Report from a Medical Practitioner (if any)
• Any supporting document (as required)
• Proof of required payment

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) - Head Office
Plot 801, Ebitu Ukiwe Street,
Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria.
Email: info@ncdc.gov.ng
Website: Link

National Reference Laboratory,
Gaduwa,
Abuja, Nigeria.

Any traveller in Nigeria, who is above 9 months old or above, should get a vaccination.

The Certificate is valid for the lifetime of the applicant.

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• Name of the applicant
• Age of the applicant
• Address and contact number
• Email address
• Date of Birth
• Medical information

Yellow Fever Certificate is required as an evidence of Yellow Fever Vaccination which is necessary for a traveller while he/she is travelling outside Nigeria.

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