Oceania
Healthcare and travel insurance in Palau
$1,684health spend per person
Healthcare in Palau
Belau National Hospital in Koror offers basic care and has a decompression chamber, but many dive sites are far away. Serious cases need costly evacuation abroad on limited flights.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: A few pharmacies in Koror with limited stock; bring enough of all medicines and declare them.
- Doctors: 1.8 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 911 · Ambulance 911 · Fire 911 · All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Palau Entry Form
- Palau Pledge
- UK FCDO travel advice: Palau
- Smartraveller: Palau
- World Bank open data
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