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Fiji Health Issues
Fiji is blessed. The country is free from malaria, yellow fever and other diseases endemic in many tropical countries. The occasional outbreak of dengue fever (carried by certain mosquitoes) can occur when the wet season is particularly wet. Cases of dengue fever are very limited and spraying in the towns to kill the mosquitoes is usually a quick response when the threat becomes real. Water is safe to drink and few tourists suffer from stomach upsets. The only real threat is the Sun - sunstroke, prickly heat and other skin irritations are quite common, the latter especially so in the more humid season between November and April. Take light, airy clothes. There are no serious animal pests or plant diseases.
Most resorts have adequate medical facilities. In cases of emergency, mercy helicopter flights are quickly despatched. Pharmacies are found throughout the larger towns and most are well stocked with medicines from Australia and New Zealand. Private doctors are excellent and very cheap by International standards. However, the government health services and hospitals are not well funded and medical supplies are mostly provided by China as part of an aid package.
Fiji is not the most practical destiantion to explore for travellers in wheelchairs. Public buses are completely out of the question and pavements in all towns will prove difficult for wheelchairs with steep drop-off's to the road and very narrow ramps for wheelchairs. Most inter-island travel is by either plane or by sea. Whilst travel on these is accessible for wheelchairs, there are few special provisions to help with mobility. A few resorts around the islands do cater for travellers in wheelchairs with a few rooms having access ramps and user-friendly bathrooms.
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