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. 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

Gozo Hospital
Victoria, Gozo
Tel: (+356) 21 561 600

Private Clinics - There are also a few private clinics on the islands – the two most presitigious 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
Tel: (+356) 21 335 235

St. Philip's Hospital
Sta. Venera, Malta
Tel: (+356) 21 442 221

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