Panama travel health
Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for Panama, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in Panama: Panama City.
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
- Yellow fever if you are going to Darién
Emergency number
911
Care for visitors
Good and affordable
Panama City has the best private hospitals in Central America, several affiliated with US institutions, at a fraction of US prices. Outside the capital, standards drop sharply.
Tap water is safe in Panama City but not everywhere else.
The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.
