Flying into Nairobi for your elective? What JKIA’s 2026 upgrade means for arrivals, connections to Mombasa and Kisumu, and your airport transfer.

Kenya now requires foreign visitors to hold travel health insurance. Here’s how the $44 eTA policy works and what elective students still need.

Flying to Kenya for a medical elective? Your layover can decide whether you need a yellow fever certificate. Here’s the 12-hour rule, vaccine timing, and malaria prep.

Elective in Kenya or Tanzania? Compare Kenya’s eTA and Tanzania’s eVisa: costs, processing times and the new 2026 insurance rules.

Wondering how many clinical hours you’ll actually get on a Kenya elective? Explore clinical hours by programme—including medical, nursing, PA, dental, midwifery and surgery—and understand the difference between supervised clinical experience, observation, rounds and teaching sessions.

Elective Africa joined health professions advisors, university faculty, and international education providers at the 2026 NAAHP Conference in New Orleans, sharing opportunities for students to gain meaningful global health experience in Africa.

Considering a healthcare internship in Kenya? This guide explains the health and safety considerations in Mombasa, common risks participants should be aware of, and how Elective Africa helps manage them.

Adam, a dental student from the University of Wisconsin, reflects on his clinical placement in Mombasa, sharing the lessons he learned about adaptability, resourcefulness, and delivering healthcare in a different cultural and clinical setting.

Wondering how long a medical elective should be? Most medical schools require 4–8 weeks, with six being the sweet spot. Here's what Oxford, UCL, NHS Health Careers, and the BMA actually recommend — plus how to pick the right length for your Kenya or East Africa placement.

It's the question every student asks before they book flights, and every advisor asks before they sign off: is it actually safe to do a medical elective in Kenya? The honest answer is — it depends far more on how the elective is structured than on the country itself.