Oceania
Healthcare and travel insurance in Kiribati
$238health spend per person
Healthcare in Kiribati
Tungaru Central Hospital on Tarawa is modest; outer islands have nurse-run clinics. Medicines are often unavailable, and anything beyond basics needs costly air evacuation.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Prescription and even basic medicines are often unavailable; bring everything you need.
- Doctors: 0.2 per 1,000 people (2013, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 992 · Ambulance 994 · Fire 993 · All emergencies 999.
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
- Kiribati National Tourism Office
- UK FCDO travel advice: Kiribati
- World Bank open data
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