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Medical service in Cuba for an Italian tourist

Medical insurance is mandatory to enter Cuba and a copy will be requested at passport control.

To visit Cuba, no preventive vaccination is required.

Tourists who need to follow a permanent treatment are recommended to bring with them the medicines necessary for daily use.

Some tourists usually travel with basic medicines, for stomach problems and fever.

It is advisable upon arrival on the island, especially for the first few days, to pay attention to water and food, drink only bottled water and not consume any food purchased outside the commercial network.

There is a primary care system directly in hotels, more than 95% of hotels have medical service.

For patients who need a more thorough check-up, there are specialized clinics for tourist services in Pinar del Rio, Havana, Varadero, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Cayo Coco, Santa Lucia, Playa Guardalavaca north of Holguin and in Santiago de Cuba.

When the complexity of the case requires it, these clinics decide on the transfer of the patient to national hospitals.

Hyperbaric chamber service is available in La Habana (Luis Dias Soto Hospital), Varadero (Barracuda Diving Center) and Santiago (Military Hospital).

The costs of the services used will be borne by the tourist or by the insurance policy they hold.

The Cuban agency that represents the various Italian insurance institutions in Cuba is Asistur: www.asistur.cu, with which it is possible to take out an insurance policy for holidays in Cuba.