Southeast Asia
Healthcare and travel insurance in Timor-Leste
$144health spend per person
Healthcare in Timor-Leste
Very limited care, especially outside Dili. Serious cases need evacuation to Darwin or Singapore, which is costly and hard to arrange with few flights.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Few pharmacies outside Dili; bring a full first-aid kit and all prescription medicines.
- Doctors: 0.8 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 112 · Ambulance 110 · Fire 115.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Migration Service of Timor-Leste
- Migration Service: at the border
- UK FCDO travel advice: Timor-Leste
- World Bank open data
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