Middle East
Healthcare and travel insurance in Kuwait
$1,679health spend per person
Healthcare in Kuwait
Decent public and private hospitals in Kuwait City; visitors pay for treatment, so carry travel insurance.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Many pharmacies, some 24 hours; strict on controlled medicines, so carry prescriptions.
- Doctors: 2.3 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Kuwait
- Kuwait Visa (Ministry of Interior)
- World Bank open data
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