Mexico & Central America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Panama
$1,558health spend per person
Healthcare in Panama
Panama City has excellent private hospitals at moderate prices; care outside the capital is limited, and serious cases from Bocas or San Blas need transfer to the city.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Farmacias Arrocha and Metro Plus are everywhere in cities, many open late.
- Doctors: 1.6 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 104 · Fire 103 · All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Panama
- Government of Canada travel advice: Panama
- Servicio Nacional de Migración: remote worker visa requirements
- Speedtest Global Index: Panama
- World Bank open data
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