Medical evacuation insurance is recommended for all travelers visiting Cameroon. Vaccinations against tetanus, typhoid, polio, meningitis, and hepatitis A and B are recommended. Americans are urged to take appropriate malaria prophylactic medication and to use insect repellents. Cameroon and the United States have a direct telephone link via satellite. The country code for Cameroon is 237.
All telephone numbers have six digits, and there are no city or area codes.
Cameroon has fax and telex services, and it was the first country in Central Africa to launch a cellular phone service in 1993. Many streets in Cameroon do not have names or numbered addresses. Consequently, most businesses, hotels, restaurants, government offices and individuals do not have street addresses. Villas and houses are available for rent in most towns in Cameroon. Apartments are available for rent in Douala and Yaounde.