Africa
Healthcare and travel insurance in Zimbabwe
$63health spend per person
Healthcare in Zimbabwe
Public hospitals are under-resourced; private clinics in Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls are adequate for routine care and often ask for upfront USD payment. Insurance with evacuation is essential.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies in cities stock common medicines but shortages happen; bring prescription drugs and malaria prophylaxis.
- Doctors: 0.1 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 995 · Ambulance 994 · Fire 993.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Zimbabwe e-Visa
- Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
- UK FCDO travel advice: Zimbabwe
- World Bank open data
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