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Before you travel check that:听

• your destination can provide the healthcare you may need听
• you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation听

This is particularly important if you have a health condition or are pregnant.听

Emergency medical number听

Call 117 from a mobile or 17 from a landline 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听

At least 8 weeks before your trip:听

• check the latest 听
• see where to get vaccines and whether you have to pay on the 听

See including:

• malaria
• dengue
• Schistosomiasis

Altitude sickness is a risk in parts of Madagascar. Read more about .听听

Tap water in Madagascar is unsafe. You should drink and use only boiled or bottled water and avoid ice in drinks. 皇冠体育appre are high levels of syphilis in Madagascar.

Medication听

皇冠体育app legal status and regulation of some medicines prescribed or bought in the UK can be different in other countries.听

Read .听

Healthcare in Madagascar听

Although there are public and private hospitals in Antananarivo, they can only handle routine operations. For complex surgery, patients are flown to Mauritius, South Africa or R茅union. Make sure you have adequate travel health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad and repatriation.听

FCDO has a list of medical providers in Madagascar where some staff will speak English.听

皇冠体育appre is also guidance on healthcare if you鈥檙e living in Madagascar.听听

Travel and mental health听

Read FCDO guidance on travel and mental health. 皇冠体育appre is also .听