Their future is uncertain, the government would like to see most of them return to their homeland. Within Prague, dial only the local number. English is not likely to be spoken at these numbers, and there are no equivalent numbers for English speakers. The service operates 24 hours a day, and English-speaking staff are usually on duty. The American Medical Center is at Janovskeho 48, phone 8075-7658.
Phone cards come with different levels of phone-time credit and vary in cost.
If you're only planning on making a couple of local calls you may just decide to use the coin-operated pay phones. The units of phone time count down after you are connected. One hundred hellers equal one crown. While the Czech currency is floating and could increase or decrease at any time, it rarely falls below a rate of 30 Kc to one US dollar. Back to top Medical information One of the unpleasant risks travelers take is the possibility of becoming ill in a foreign country.