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Your Safety in Arugam Bay
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Health and Security FAQ (Frequently asked questions) |
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What health risks will I face in coming to Sri Lanka? |
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What health facilities are available? |
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What health risks will I face in coming to Sri Lanka? |
| | The health risks are very low. In some parts of the country, and in some seasons, malaria-carrying mosquitos are present. Standard malaria treatments (available in pharmacies worldwide, and also here) guard against this risk, and actual cases of malaria are very rare.
In recent years a few cases of dengue fever have occured in the Colombo area, though none on our (eastern) side of the island. Dengue fever is also spread my mosquitos, so basic precautions against insect bite should be taken.
Otherwise, health here is very good - life expectancy rates compare very favourably with those in Europe. Standards of hygeine are also generally high, though of course you should excercise caution, as you would in any hot country, when drinking water or eating foods rinsed in water which may not have been treated against possible infection. When staying at the Stardust, please drink the cooled and filtered water which we provide, rather than the tap water! |
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What health facilities are available? |
| | Almost every village has a dispensary, usually staffed by one or more doctors trained to western standards. Important drugs and medicines are fairly readily obtainable everywhere. In Pottuvil we have a hospital and four very competent doctors. Private treatment is available at very moderate rates
There is also a pharmacy, which will supply you with treatments for common ailments, antibiotics etc., though if you have requirements for specialised drugs it is probably wisest to bring them with you. (This doesn't, of course, include illegal drugs like heroin, cocaine, cannabis etc. - penalties for importation of these drugs are potentially very severe. In any case, you won't need drugs to cheer you up in a beautiful place like this!) |
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