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HEALTH REGULATIONS
No vaccinations are required, but anti-malaria medication is recommended, especially for visits to the outer islands
MEDICAL SERVICES
Basic medical services are available in most populated areas.
Hospitals are located in Port Vila and in Luganville on Santo Island. Other medical aid posts are found throughout the islands, although there may be no facilities in remote rural areas. In Port Vila, the Central hospital is manned by qualified doctors, surgeons, and specialists. The city also has qualified dentists and general practitioners available 24 hours. Vanuatu has no dangerous animals or insects.
FOOD AND WATER PRECAUTIONS
Do not drink tap water unless it has been boiled, filtered or chemically disinfected. Do not drink un-bottled beverages or drinks with ice. Do not eat fruits and vegetables unless they have been peeled or cooked. Avoid cooked foods that are no longer piping hot. Cooked foods that have been left at room temperature are particularly hazardous. Avoid un-pasteurized milk and any products that might have been made from un-pasteurized milk, such as ice cream. Avoid food and beverages obtained from street vendors. Do not eat raw or undercooked meat or fish. Some types of fish may contain poisonous biotoxins even when cooked. Barracuda in particular should never be eaten. Other fish that may contain toxins include red snapper, grouper, amberjack, sea bass, and a large number of tropical reef fish.
AMBULANCE SERVICE (PORT VILA/LUGANVILLE)
Tel (678) 122
PARAMEDICS
ProMedical
Tel (678) 25566 24 hour service
Fax (678) 27125
Emergency paramedic services are provided by ProMedical Vanuatu at 678 25 566. For further information, go to the ProMedical Vanuatu website at www.promedical.com.vu.
Medical evacuation (medivac) from the outer islands is conducted by local aircraft with paramedic and advanced life support equipment. Overseas medivac for non-critical patients (seated or on stretchers) is onboard Air Vanuatu’s Boeing 737-300 to Brisbane, Sydney, or Auckland. Seriously ill patients are evacuated by Queensland-based air ambulance with a medical team.
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Dr. Kaiva Tulimanu
PO Box 704, Port Vila Vanuatu
Tel (678) 22826 (Work)
Tel (678) 25860 (Home)
Tel (678) 44593 (Cell)
DENTIST
Dr. Collard
Tel (678) 22306
Tel (678) 24381 (Home)
PHYSICIAN
Dr. Rachel Wells
P.O. Box 1494, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tel (678) 27777
Tel (678) 44777 (Cell)
HOSPITALS AND CLINICS – PORT VILA
Vila Central Hospital (only hospital in the capital city)
PMB 9013, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tel (678) 22100 (main switchboard: connects with all other departments)
Vila Bay Health Center
P.O. Box 1494, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tel (678) 27777
HOSPITALS – PROVINCES
MALEKULA
Norsup Hospital
Tel (678) 48410
ESPIRITU SANTO
Northern Districts Hospital
Tel (678) 36345
TANNA
Lanakel Hospital (Dr.Tracey’s House 68625)
Tel (678) 68659
CHILD HEALTH CARE/IMMUNIZATIONS
Many child health care services are available.
Pre-natal and post-natal advice is available wherever there is a birthing center and at some dispensaries where there is a nurse available. Dispensaries and first aid posts without nurses will be able to perform examinations of babies but will not provide immunizations.
At this time all hospital and health centers provide a free service with the exception of Vila Bay Health Center in Port Vila.
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