Tuvalu
Health
Before you travel check that:聽
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your destination can provide the healthcare you may need聽
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you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation听听
This is particularly important if you have a health condition or are pregnant.听
Emergency medical number聽
Call 911 or 999 and ask for an ambulance.听
Contact your insurance company quickly if you鈥檙e referred to a medical facility for treatment.听
Vaccine recommendations and health risks聽
At least 8 weeks before your trip:听听
- check the latest 听听
- see where to get vaccines and whether you have to pay on the 听听
See , including dengue.听听
Drinking water聽
Drink or use only boiled or bottled water and avoid ice in drinks.听听
惭别诲颈肠补迟颈辞苍听
The legal status and regulation of some medicines prescribed or bought in the UK can be different in other countries.听
Read .听
The NHS has information on .听
Healthcare facilities in Tuvalu聽
Tuvalu鈥檚 only hospital is on Funafuti. Trained nurses serve the outer islands. Medical facilities are generally adequate for routine medical treatment. For more serious or complicated problems, you may need medical evacuation to Fiji or Australia.听听
Make sure you have adequate travel health insurance, sufficient medication supplies and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad and repatriation.听
Travel and mental health聽
Read FCDO guidance on travel and mental health. There is also .听