Africa
Healthcare and travel insurance in Algeria
$233health spend per person
Healthcare in Algeria
Public hospitals are stretched; private clinics in Algiers and Oran are better and cheap by European standards. Insurance with evacuation is essential for southern trips.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are common and sell many medicines without a prescription, though some imported drugs run out.
- Doctors: 1.7 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 17 · Ambulance 14 · Fire 14.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- UK FCDO travel advice: Algeria
- World Bank open data
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