Hello, I'm an American married to a Senegalese national. We have three children ranging from age 4 to 9 and we are planning on moving to the Saly region. I have a few questions I'm hoping can be answered here:
1. How comparable is the healthcare system to France or the United States? Related to this, is there health insurance that will cover me in both Senegal and the United States (or France)? Or will I need two different plans? I'm currently healthy but, since I'm over 50, this can become a huge concern.
2. Do my children and I have to take malaria pills forever or can we just catch it once and then be immune? In other words, is malaria dangerous enough to avoid catching it despite the side effects of malaria pills used over long periods of time?
3. When we visited last year, we experienced power outages. What options are there for backup power we can use if we rent or purchase a villa?
4. My wife working remotely requires very stable, high-speed internet access; what is the best option?
5. Is there an equivalent to Amazon? It is amazing to me how much we use it (even prior to Covid-19).
6. If you had to give one piece of advice and could only give one to someone moving to Senegal from the USA - what would it be?
7. Are there affordable schools in the Saly region you would recommend? If not, we may choose another region (probably Dakar).
Thank you in advance to anyone who answers - I'm a bit overwhelmed and appreciate any thoughts and suggestions offerred.