Care should be taken, as in all countries, when consuming items from street vendors. There are several other clinics on Mahe and on Praslin and La Digue. Visitors can get medical and dental treatment, for which there may be a charge according to the service provided. There are also small hospitals on Praslin and La Digue but all patients in need of immediate medical attention are taken to Victoria. Private doctors are available and may be arranged through hotels.
Some hotels also have a small nursing staff on duty at certain times.
There are several pharmacies in Victoria, Mahe including Central Pharmacy at Victoria Hospital. On other islands, local government clinics are used. All rights reserved. No part of this web site may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission. Some photographs are copyright by their owners and used with permission.