Pago Pago - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any particular health concerns? What is the quality of available medical care? What medical conditions typically require medical evacuation?
Dengue Fever, Filariasis/ elephantitis, insect bites, fungal infections, marine life injuries (urchins, lionfish, stonefish, etc.) Health care does not meet US standards. The one and only health care facility is a "hospital" on island. It has a few expat doctors, but still the work is in a remote tropical medical center. Serious medical issues are evacuated off the island to Hawaii (anything beyond broken bones or that can be treated with antibiotics). Flights are two days a week and take many hours once flight is scheduled to leave. There is an ambulance service, but it is better to self treat or drive oneself to the "hospital." - Feb 2018
