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Anguilla Women Health Information
– Reported, February 10, 2012
A coral and limestone island at the northern tip of the Leewards, the British overseas territory of Anguilla is best known as an upmarket destination for tourists and a haven for the wealthy.
Life expectancy in Anguilla is 81 years for women.The crude birth rate was 14.3 per 1,000 population (2005) and the crude death rate was 2.6 per 1,000 population (2007). Total fertility rate was 1.7 children per woman (2006). The adult literacy rate is 95.4%.
Medical care on Anguilla is adequate, but limited, with just one small hospital and three private clinics on the Island.
The government of Anguilla relies on primary health care as the key for attaining health for all. The island is divided into three health districts and each district is managed by a center manager who is a public health trained nurse. There were four health centers and one polyclinic spread among the three health districts. All health centers are easily accessible to the entire population. The Princess Alexandra Hospital is the only general hospital and there is no mental hospital. There was no mental health outpatient facility, day treatment facility or community-based psychiatric inpatient unit.
All travelers should be up-to-date on their immunizations and are advised to carry a medical kit as well as antibiotics to treat travelers.
diarrhea or other infections. Travelers who are taking regular medications should carry them properly labeled and in sufficient quantity to last for the duration of their trip; they should not expect to obtain prescription or over-the-counter drugs in local stores or pharmacies in this country – the equivalent drugs may not be available.
Travelers are advised to obtain comprehensive travel insurance with specific overseas coverage. Policies should cover: ground and air ambulance transport, including evacuation to home country; payment of hospital bills; 24-hour telephone assistance. When a serious illness or injury can’t be treated adequately in this country, most travelers are evacuated by air ambulance to Miami.
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