South Asia
Healthcare and travel insurance in Nepal
$84health spend per person
Healthcare in Nepal
Kathmandu has decent private hospitals and travel clinics such as CIWEC; elsewhere care is basic. Trekking emergencies need helicopter evacuation, so get insurance covering high altitude.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies in every town sell most drugs without prescription; carry altitude and stomach medicine on treks.
- Doctors: 1.0 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 100 · Ambulance 102 · Fire 101 · Tourist police 1144.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Nepal Tourism Board: Tourist Visa
- Nepal Tourism Board: TIMS Card and guide rule
- Department of Immigration online services
- Ncell Tourist SIM
- Speedtest Global Index: Nepal
- World Bank open data
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