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Warnings Or Dangers: Medical Facilities - Insure yourself!
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Make sure you have travel insurance that covers medical care when travelling in Vanuatu. I am a med student and went to Vila Central Hospital for a month for an elective - although the head doctors are from Australia (via AusAid), the facilities and level of care that can be provided are definitely those of a developing country. Those in Vanuatu with money travel to Noumea for their medical treatment, and it is easy to see why. They had run out of saline (a hospital basic - the fluid in the drip) before I arrived, and had to use some expired drugs. The wards are smelly, crowded and hot. Although they do the best they can with the limited resources and zero funding they have, make sure you will be flown home if serious illness should strike.
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Looks like a nice place to visit, contrary to what potrays on TV's Survivor : Vanuatu. Thanks for sharing! -m- |
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