Oceania
Healthcare and travel insurance in New Caledonia
—health spend per person
Healthcare in New Caledonia
Good care in Nouméa (Médipôle hospital in Dumbéa, Clinique Kuindo-Magnin), though staff shortages cause delays; basic elsewhere. Visitors pay in full; EHIC/GHIC don't apply.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: French pharmacies in Nouméa and main towns; limited stock on the islands, so bring your own medicines.
- Doctors: 2.0 per 1,000 people (1999, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 17 · Ambulance 15 · Fire 18.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Smartraveller: New Caledonia
- UK FCDO travel advice: New Caledonia
- Helia (OPT-NC) tourist offers
- France-Visas
- World Bank open data
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