More and more emphasis is being placed on vocational training and instruction. A new 36 bed hospital opened in 1994, complete with well trained staff and modern equipment, with a new private hospital scheduled to open in 1997. The island is served by Government appointed medical practitioners, private doctors, and a fully qualified nursing staff . There is also a dental surgeon and two dental auxiliaries with a separate dental surgery unit on Island. There a five health clinics at different locations on the island.
Air charters are available for major emergencies requiring transportation abroad.
There are no serious epidemic diseases and no malarial-carrying mosquitoes on Anguilla. American, French, West Indian, Continental and Italian cuisine of the highest standard can be found at the many charming beach-side restaurants. Or try one of Anguilla's small local restaurants where a tasty meal is often accompanied by a charming account of island history. It will, among other things, house finds, surface surveys, salvage work and controlled digs of Amerindian sites. Electrical outlets are also the same as in USA and Canada.