Africa
Healthcare and travel insurance in Malawi
$41health spend per person
Healthcare in Malawi
Hospitals are under-resourced; private clinics in Lilongwe and Blantyre handle basics. Serious cases need evacuation to South Africa, so insurance with evacuation is essential.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies in the two cities stock common drugs; bring prescriptions, repellent and malaria prophylaxis.
- Doctors: 0.1 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 997 · Ambulance 998 · Fire 999.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Malawi Department of Immigration
- UK FCDO travel advice: Malawi
- World Bank open data
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