Middle East
Healthcare and travel insurance in Israel
$3,928health spend per person
Healthcare in Israel
High-quality but expensive for visitors; Magen David Adom ambulances charge. Private urgent-care clinics such as Terem handle minor problems. Insurance strongly advised.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Super-Pharm and other chains everywhere; many close on Shabbat. Bring prescriptions; some medicines need a local doctor.
- Doctors: 3.8 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 100 · Ambulance 101 · Fire 102.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Israel
- ETA-IL (Population and Immigration Authority)
- Israel Tax Authority customs guidance
- World Bank open data
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