Oceania
Healthcare and travel insurance in Tuvalu
$1,724health spend per person
Healthcare in Tuvalu
The only hospital is on Funafuti and handles routine care; outer islands have nurses. Serious cases are evacuated to Fiji or Australia.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Medicines come mainly through the hospital; bring everything you need.
- Doctors: 1.3 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 911 · Ambulance 999 · Fire 000.
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Timeless Tuvalu
- UK FCDO travel advice: Tuvalu
- World Bank open data
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