Africa
Healthcare and travel insurance in Uganda
$45health spend per person
Healthcare in Uganda
Decent private clinics and hospitals in Kampala; care outside the capital is basic. Serious cases need evacuation, so carry insurance with air-ambulance cover.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are plentiful in towns; antimalarials and common medicines are cheap, but check expiry dates and buy from large chains.
- Doctors: 0.2 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 999 · Ambulance 999 · Fire 999 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Uganda e-visa (Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control)
- Uganda Wildlife Authority
- UK FCDO travel advice: Uganda
- World Bank open data
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