Fiji travel health
Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for Fiji, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in Fiji: Fiji.
Required to enter
- Yellow fever certificate, but only if you are arriving from a country where yellow fever is present
Recommended
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Tetanus up to date
- Rabies is not present in Fiji, so it is not needed
Emergency number
911, or 910 for an ambulance
Care for visitors
Limited
Adequate rather than good. Nadi, Lautoka and Suva have hospitals and private clinics that handle the everyday, and there is a recompression chamber in Suva for diving injuries. Anything major means evacuation to Australia or New Zealand, so evacuation cover is the part of the policy that matters. Island resorts have a nurse at best.
Dengue, zika and leptospirosis are all present, and typhoid outbreaks follow flooding. Do not drink untreated water outside the resorts. Divers should confirm their insurance covers the chamber in Suva.
The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.
