Sockets are normally three pin and of the 'square' variety so an adaptor to suit this format may be necessary if there is an intention to use personal electrical apparatus or to charge video batteries. Health Currently certificates of inoculation against Yellow Fever and Cholera are not required except from visitors arriving from countries where those diseases are endemic. Since rules concerning disease prevention change from time to time a check should be made with the nearest Kenya Embassy or High Commission, the nearest Kenya Tourist Office or any airline flying scheduled services into Kenya. Malaria is endemic to most parts of Kenya and intending visitors should be strongly advised to take anti-malarial tablets before during and after their visit. They should also be advised to take the strongest possible action to avoid being bitten by using insect repellent after dusk and wearing suitable cover-up clothes in the evening.
Main towns have good hospital care and excellent specialists can be found in Nairobi and Mombasa.
For a small fee, visitors can enjoy temporary membership of the Flying Doctors Society which entitles an injured or seriously ill person to free emergency evacuation by air from any part of Kenya to Nairobi. Pharmaceutical facilities are adequate. The equatorial sun can be deceptive and can inflict severe burns even on an overcast day. Precautions against overexposure to the sun are advised particularly at the coast where reflection from the water and the white sand increase the sun's intensity. There is also a risk of sunburn on Kenya's mountain ranges, at heights above 3200 m.