Maldives- Haa Alifu

[joshua]

I'm moving to Maldives very probably as i need a relaxing atmostphere.. i really need to take a vacation, except this one would be an unlimited vacation.. the problem, my sleep problem!!! I dont' see any pharmacy listed there at haa alifu in maldives.... i've found a pharamcy directory at [link deleted by TASmonitor] but nothing listed... can anyone tell me how to get my medicine there if there is no pharmacy? its really a lovely place... .

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[kimberlyaz]

Contact your current health insurance company.

Tell them you're taking a vacation (it's none of their business what the length is, or if you will even still be insured by them), the locale, and ask if they can assist you with finding a contracted pharmacy in the area. If there is no contracted pharmacy, ask them about a non-contracted one.

Many health insurance companies have a relationship with a "travel insurer" for members who travel on business; so hopefully they can connect you with a spot.

Also, visit the US Department of State website for information about Maldives. www dot state dot gov. I've copied some of the content of their site here about Medical/Health infomation, but the links might get edited out. You might need to contact these hospitals directly to see about their pharmacies --

MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION: The Maldives has limited medical facilities. There are two hospitals in Male: the government-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGM) and the privately-owned Abduarahman Don Kaleyfan Hospital (ADK). ADK accepts some insurance plans, but IGM does not. The hospitals perform general, orthopedic and neurosurgery, but the Maldives has no trauma units, and spinal surgery is not available. Persons needing treatments not offered in the Maldives require evacuation to the nearest adequate medical facility, such as in Singapore.

Two recompression chambers are available in the Maldives. One is on Bandos Island (fifteen minutes by speedboat from Male) and the other is in Kuramathi (one hour by speed boat and about twenty minutes by air taxi from Male.)

Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747); fax 1-888-CDC-FAXX (1-888-232-3299), or via the CDC’s Internet site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith.