Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
Regulations on entry, stay, residence, and treatment access for people living with HIV
The categories of restriction are:
- No restrictions on entry or staying.
Restrictions on entry to Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on entry to Côte d’Ivoire based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Côte d’Ivoire does not have any HIV-related restrictions on entry.
According to the Embassy of Cote d’Ivoire in the United Kingdom, an international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is required to obtain a visa.
To enter Côte d’Ivoire, the following vaccinations are mandatory: yellow fever, cholera, hepatitis B. Vaccine certificates are checked at the border or when applying for a visa. Travellers arriving without vaccination will be required to be vaccinated at the hygiene institute at the airport in Abidjan.
Restrictions on short-term stay in Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on short-term stay in Côte d’Ivoire based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Côte d’Ivoire does not have any HIV-related restrictions on short-term stay.
The Ivorian Administration portal provides a list of supporting documents that should be included with a provisional residence permit application and none of those documents makes reference to HIV or the general health of the applicant.
Restrictions on long-term stay in Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on long-term stay in Côte d’Ivoire based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Côte d’Ivoire does not have any HIV-related restrictions on long-term stay.
The National Office of Civil Status and Identification (ONECI) provides a list of supporting documents that should be included with a resident’s card application and none of those documents makes reference to HIV or the general health of the applicant.
Treatment access in Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
The following summarises available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire. There is some evidence that non-nationals are restricted from accessing treatment in the same way as nationals.
IOM reports that Côte d’Ivoire grants migrants access to all public health and education services regardless of their status. Migrants residing in Côte d’Ivoire and contributing to the Universal Health Coverage (Couverture Maladie Universelle), as established by Law 2014-131 of 24 March 2014, are therefore entitled to the same basic health coverage as nationals.
The Universal Health Cover (CMU) aims to guarantee access to quality health care for the entire population residing in Côte d’Ivoire. The CMU is implemented by the National Health Insurance Fund (Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie, CNAM), which was established pursuant to Decree No. 2014-395 of 25 June 2014. Migrants benefit from the basic health coverage but are not eligible for the medical assistance scheme, a non-contributory scheme of the CMU, financed exclusively by the state budget and therefore subject to the availability of resources.
The Ministry of Health is responsible for epidemiological surveillance at the country’s borders.
The HIV Justice Network's Global HIV Criminalisation Database
Visit the Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast page on the Global HIV Criminalisation Database to see more information about known HIV criminalisation laws in this country, an overview of how the laws are used, and any significant advocacy developments.
UNAIDS Global AIDS monitoring data
This information about access to HIV services comes from UNAIDS https://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/, a platform to view data on HIV-related laws and policies. This is information provided by national authorities and civil society and may contradict other sources.
Migrant populations
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
| Migrants are able to access HIV services | Yes |
Refugees and asylum seekers
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
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