Health
There are two main hospitals in Luang Prabang both at least 5 kilometers out of town. The nearest one is a collaboration with the Chinese and was built 3 years ago and is relatively modern. It is cheap by western standards and will cover most of the problems you may encounter here. If you need more specialized treatment then Thailand has some very good hospitals an hours flight away.
There is a good pharmacy outside the guesthouse to the left on the main road. For the general stuff. For good English products ask Hamish for the name of the French pharmacy at the end of the old town.
If you are concerned about malaria then Chloriquine is available in packs of 4 for 2000kip. Much cheaper than you pay at home. Take once a week. There are cases of malaria outside the main cities of Vientiane and Luang Prabang, but if you aren’t travelling to remote areas then you are generally fine.
You should get your shots of Hepatitis and Japanese encephalitis before you come if you are planning trips to the jungle. Rabies injections are available even in remote areas.
There are two main hospitals in Luang Prabang both at least 5 kilometers out of town. The nearest one is a collaboration with the Chinese and was built 3 years ago and is relatively modern. It is cheap by western standards and will cover most of the problems you may encounter here. If you need more specialized treatment then Thailand has some very good hospitals an hours flight away.
There is a good pharmacy outside the guesthouse to the left on the main road. For the general stuff. For good English products ask Hamish for the name of the French pharmacy at the end of the old town.
If you are concerned about malaria then Chloriquine is available in packs of 4 for 2000kip. Much cheaper than you pay at home. Take once a week. There are cases of malaria outside the main cities of Vientiane and Luang Prabang, but if you aren’t travelling to remote areas then you are generally fine.
You should get your shots of Hepatitis and Japanese encephalitis before you come if you are planning trips to the jungle. Rabies injections are available even in remote areas.