What if I get sick in Thailand?

Health care in Thailand is easily accessible usually affordable and high quality, if you end up needing to see a doctor or go to a hospital while on holiday in the UK, you need not worry.

Bangkok has to be a lot of international private hospitals, locals, expats and tourists. The three most popular are Bumrungrad and BNH Samitvej. All nurses lingual support. Doctors in these hospitals are all spoke English and often other than Thai language, and many were educated and / or trained in the best medical schools worldwide.

Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Samui and large international hospitals and in particular the market to cater to travelers and foreigners. Often lack the breadth of specialists in the capital, with enough medical facilities to treat almost any illness or injury to the joint.

The cost of a visit to one of these clinics is surprisingly affordable (especially when you consider that the most beautiful in Bangkok resemble five-star hotels). For basic office visit, expect to pay around $ 20, with the exception of the cost of testing, medications or procedures. When you visit the emergency room, the tour will be incurred even usually less than $ 100 without the new fees. Bumrungrad website provides cost estimates for common procedures to give you an idea of prices.

In addition to high-end private hospital care in the country is much cheaper and there are good hospitals and good doctors, and at the level of the public, if you are going to run into the language barrier maximum.

Advice

Common diseases. They are known letter in Thailand, the types of diseases are prone to travelers, and what you can do to protect them. Diarrhea is the most common disease in the United tourists but suffer heat stroke, severe sunburn, jellyfish and motor are very common injuries.

Vaccines. For most, vaccines are not mandatory before visiting Thailand, but there are some precautions. Learn more about the health care system warns Voyageurs US government

Transmitted diseases by mosquitoes. One thing that many people (including some doctors) mistakenly believe is a threat in Thailand is malaria. Malaria is rare in most parts of Thailand, including Bangkok, the islands and the region of Chiang Mai. There may be a problem in the deep jungle near the border, but the tourists rarely visit this part of the country anyway. Antimalarials are serious and can have unpleasant side effects. Talk to your doctor, but usually avoid, unless you will be aware, present in areas where malaria is. This does not mean you should not worry about mosquitoes, such as dengue fever is a serious disease of mosquitoes, the people in built-up urban areas, including Bangkok, are sensitive to spread against. Be sure to protect against mosquitoes, especially in the rainy season,

Pharmacies and Medicines. Pharmacies in Thailand may take many medications that can only be obtained with a prescription in the US, including antibiotics, antimalarials and other drugs like Cialis and Viagra. Note that pharmacies may not distribute opioid analgesics and psychotropic drugs. If you have a prescription filled time in Thailand, you must have a medical certificate and knows the generic name of the drug as well. Some drugs are not available in Thailand and sold under a different name. Anyway, for some drugs, you may have to visit a hospital and be seen by a doctor before you renew your prescription.

The health insurance. Check your health insurance to see if you are being treated in an emergency abroad, and if so, to what extent, before investing in additional insurance. Most plans cover at least emergency care, even if the deductible is high, but not for the extreme measures such as med-evacs home. Read more about Travel Insurance.