There are no longer serious tropical diseases to dread. On the other hand, Mauritius is prone to common tropical diseases transmitted by insect bites: especially the dengue fever and the chikungunya virus which spread through the island in early 2006. It is now nothing but a bad memory.
In case of health problems, free public medical facilities are widely available at hospitals and regional health centres. Private clinics provide paying medical services.
The ambulance service is free, quick and available night and day, depending on the hospital.
Chemists are numerous throughout the island and some of them are open at night.
