Malta enjoys a well-earned reputation for its
health standards. Medical facilities, run along modern lines, are available
through the regional health centres and two general hospitals. Nationals
of Australia and the UK staying for less than six months and one month respectively,
are entitled (through reciprocal health agreements) to a free medical and
hospital care.
Comprehensive health insurance policy for all travellers is, nevertheless,
recommended. A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory for
travellers over nine months of age, arriving from infected areas.
Tap water is perfectly safe to drink. Milk is pasteurised and available
daily in cartons. Chemists are to be found throughout the islands and are
open during normal shopping hours. On Sundays chemists open by roster from
09.00 until 12.30 in Malta and from 07.30 until 11.00 in Gozo; check Sunday
newspapers.
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Luke's Road, G'Mangia, Malta
Tel:
(356) 21 241
251
Fax:
(356) 21 240 176
Gozo Hospital
Victoria, Gozo
Tel:
(356) 21 561
600
Fax:
(356) 21 560 881
Private Clinics
Two of Malta’s prestigious private clinics are the St James Hospital
and the St.Philip's Hospital with their numerous health care services.
St James Hospital
Triq Borg Olivier, Sliema, Malta
