South America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Venezuela
$186health spend per person
Healthcare in Venezuela
Private clinics in Caracas handle routine care but face supply shortages; public hospitals lack basics. Bring all medicines and insurance that covers evacuation.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Farmatodo and Locatel stores are stocked in big cities, but some drugs are scarce; bring prescriptions and spares.
- Doctors: 1.7 per 1,000 people (2017, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 911 · Ambulance 911 · Fire 911 · All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Venezuela
- SAIME (immigration)
- Speedtest Global Index: Venezuela
- World Bank open data
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