South America
Healthcare and travel insurance in French Guiana
—health spend per person
Healthcare in French Guiana
Hospitals in Cayenne, Kourou and Saint-Laurent follow French standards and EU visitors can use the EHIC. River villages have only health posts, with air evacuation for emergencies.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: French pharmacies (green cross) in every town; pharmacists advise on minor ailments, but most drugs need a prescription.
- Emergency: Police 17 · Ambulance 15 · Fire 18 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: French Guiana
- France-Visas
- World Bank open data
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