Sick abroad
Pick what is wrong and get the right level of care: pharmacy, doctor or emergency room. Then the hospitals the guide lists, your insurer's number and what to bring. General guidance, not a diagnosis.
In danger or someone is not breathing?
Choose the city below for its local numbers. 112 is the emergency number across the EU and many mobile networks elsewhere accept it, but the local number is the safe choice.
All countries and more lines: emergency numbers. Say your exact address, what happened, and that you need an ambulance.
What is wrong?
Emergency room
Doctor or clinic
Pharmacy
General guidance, not a diagnosis. If you are unsure between two levels, choose the higher one. This page cannot see you: trust your own alarm.
Official directories
Somewhere not listed, or the guide has no hospital for it? These official and non-profit sites hold current doctor lists and hotlines. Open one and search your destination.
- US Department of State: travel and consular help (US travellers) Find your embassy or consulate; they publish lists of local doctors and hospitals.
- UK Foreign Office: foreign travel advice (UK travellers) Each country page has a Health section and the embassy's contact details.
- Government of Canada: travel advice (Canadian travellers) Country pages include health and safety notes and consular contacts.
- Smartraveller (Australia) (Australian travellers) Destination pages list health risks and how to reach Australian consular help.
- SafeTravel (New Zealand) (New Zealand travellers) Destination advice and how to contact New Zealand consular staff.
- Ireland: Department of Foreign Affairs (Irish travellers) Travel advice and how to reach Irish embassies and the consular helpline.
- IAMAT: International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (Anyone) A non-profit that publishes a directory of English-speaking doctors abroad; its full directory is for members.
- TravelHealthPro (UK) (Anyone) Country health risks, outbreaks and advice on staying well while travelling.
- CDC Travelers' Health (US) (Anyone) Destination health notices, vaccine and malaria guidance.