Southeast Asia
Healthcare and travel insurance in Philippines
$194health spend per person
Healthcare in Philippines
Good private hospitals in Manila and Cebu (St. Luke's, Makati Medical Center); small islands have basic clinics, and serious cases need boat or air transfer.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Mercury Drug and Watsons are everywhere; pharmacists speak English. Antibiotics officially need a prescription.
- Doctors: 0.8 per 1,000 people (2021, World Bank).
- Emergency: All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- ManilaHealthcare & insurance
- BoracayHealthcare & insurance
- PalawanHealthcare & insurance
- El NidoHealthcare & insurance
- CebuHealthcare & insurance
- SiargaoHealthcare & insurance
- CoronHealthcare & insurance
- BoholHealthcare & insurance
- PanglaoHealthcare & insurance
- MakatiHealthcare & insurance
- MoalboalHealthcare & insurance
- BaguioHealthcare & insurance
- La UnionHealthcare & insurance
- DavaoHealthcare & insurance
- DumagueteHealthcare & insurance
- SiquijorHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- eTravel (Government of the Philippines)
- Bureau of Immigration
- Department of Tourism
- Speedtest Global Index: Philippines
- World Bank open data
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