Caribbean
Healthcare and travel insurance in Jamaica
$520health spend per person
Healthcare in Jamaica
Private hospitals and clinics in Kingston and Montego Bay are decent; public ones are overstretched. Serious cases may need evacuation, so insure.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are common in towns; stock is limited in rural areas.
- Doctors: 0.5 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 119 · Ambulance 110 · Fire 110.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Jamaica
- Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency
- Jamaica Tourist Board
- World Bank open data
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