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fiogf49gjkf0d VACCINATIONS ------------ NO VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLER HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE ----------------------- ALL FOREIGNERS STAYING TEMPORARILY IN DENMARK ARE ENTITLED TO FREE TREATMENT IN HOSPITALS AND CASUALY WARDS IN CASE OF SUDDEN ILLNESS OR AGGRAVATION OF A CHRONIC DISEASE, PROVIDED THE PATIENT HAS NOT COME TO DENMARK WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING TREATMENT, OR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO BE MOVED TO HIS COUNTRY. MOST HOTELS HAVE CONTACT WITH A DOCTOR, AND ALSO PRIVATE HOSTS CAMPING SITES, HOSTELS AND TOURIST OFFICES WILL HELP YOU CALL A DOCTOR. DOCTOR'S FEES ARE PAID IN CASH. IN COPENHAGEN: DOCTOR-ON-DUTY SERVICE: 33 93 63 00 MON - FRI 8AM TO 4PM IN DIAL 1-1-2 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
MEDICINE IS BOUGHT ONLY AT PHARMACIES CALLE APOTEK. MANY PREPARATIONS THAT CAN BE BOUGHT WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION ABROAD ARE ONLY SOLD ON A DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION IN DENMARK. ALL EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT TRADESMEN AND PENSIONERS FROM THE E.C.C. STAYING TEMPORARILY IN DENMARK ARE COVERED IN INSURANCE GROUP 1 WHICH ENTITLES THEM TO FREE MEDICAL CARE AND REFUND OF AN AMOUNT OF DENTISTS' AND PHARMACIES' BILLS. THERE IS A RECIPROCAL HEALTH AGREEMENT WITH THE UK. NO OTHER NATIONALS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE AND RESIDENTS ARE COVERED BY DANISH PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE. WATER IS PURE IN DENMARK AND CAN BE DRUNK FROM THE TAP THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
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