Oceania
Healthcare and travel insurance in Solomon Islands
$111health spend per person
Healthcare in Solomon Islands
Very limited, centred on the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. Evacuation to Australia takes 1–5 days to arrange and is costly. Take malaria precautions.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: A few pharmacies in Honiara; bring all medicines and antimalarials.
- Doctors: 0.2 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 999 · Ambulance 111 · Fire 988.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Solomon Islands Immigration Division
- Smartraveller: Solomon Islands
- UK FCDO travel advice: Solomon Islands
- Tourism Solomons
- World Bank open data
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