South America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Colombia
$644health spend per person
Healthcare in Colombia
Private hospitals in Bogotá and Medellín are excellent and affordable by Western standards; rural care is limited. Travel insurance is recommended.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Droguerías are everywhere, many open 24 h with home delivery; many medicines are sold without a prescription.
- Doctors: 2.5 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 123 · Ambulance 123 · Fire 119 · All emergencies 123.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- MedellínHealthcare & insurance
- CartagenaHealthcare & insurance
- BogotáHealthcare & insurance
- Santa MartaHealthcare & insurance
- CaliHealthcare & insurance
- SalentoHealthcare & insurance
- GuatapéHealthcare & insurance
- San AndrésHealthcare & insurance
- MincaHealthcare & insurance
- PalominoHealthcare & insurance
- Villa de LeyvaHealthcare & insurance
- San GilHealthcare & insurance
- JardínHealthcare & insurance
- BarranquillaHealthcare & insurance
- PereiraHealthcare & insurance
- LeticiaHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- Migración Colombia
- Check-MIG pre-registration
- Cancillería de Colombia: Visa types
- Speedtest Global Index: Colombia
- World Bank open data
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