Africa
Healthcare and travel insurance in Senegal
$73health spend per person
Healthcare in Senegal
Dakar has good private clinics and hospitals for routine care; services outside the capital are limited. Serious cases are evacuated to Europe; insurance with evacuation is essential.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are common in Dakar and large towns; bring prescriptions and malaria prophylaxis.
- Doctors: 0.1 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 17 · Ambulance 1515 · Fire 18.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Senegal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- UK FCDO travel advice: Senegal
- World Bank open data
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