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Ghana

Overall Country Risk Rating

Travel Health Medium Risk

Affected Areas: Entire Country

Last Updated: January 19, 2023

Eligibility & Requirements

Ghana currently has a Travel Health Medium Risk rating. 

Undergraduate and graduate students on University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT) are eligible to travel to this location after completing the following requirements:

  1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
  2. Submit a Travel Health Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
  3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration. 
  4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
  5. Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel.

Review Ghana’s U.S. Department of State Country Information Page, CDC Travelers’ Health page, and the OSAC Country Security Report for travel health and safety information.