Destination guide — Portugal

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HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE
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IT IS ADVISABLE TO TAKE OUT MEDICAL INSURANCE WHILE TRAVEL-
LING ABROAD.

TAP WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK AND BOTTLED MINERAL WATER IS
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE.

EEC RESIDENTS SHOULD READ THE DHSS LEAFLET SA30, COMPLETE
THE FORM CM12 AND OBTAIN THE E111 CERTIFICATE. THIS CERTIFI-
CATE USUALLY LASTS 2 YEARS, AND ON PRODUCTION OF THIS AND
YOUR PASSPORT, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREAT-
MENT WHILE VISITING PORTUGAL, MADEIRA AND THE AZORES. IN -
PORTUGAL TREATMENT IN AN EMERGENCY IS NORMALLY FREE IN THE
GENERAL WARD OF AN OFFICIAL HOSPITAL, BUT SOME CHARGES ARE
PAYABLE FOR PRESCRIBED MEDICINES AND DENTAL TREATMENT. IF
YOU NEED TREATMENT, MAKE SURE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ARE
PRODUCED AND TELL THE DOCTOR-HOSPITAL THAT YOU WISH TO BE
TREATED UNDER THE EC SOCIAL SECURITY REGULATIONS.

-IN CASE OF EMERGENCY : DIAL 112 FROM ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY

'FARMACIAS' ARE OPEN FROM MON TO SUN : 0900-1300 AND
1500-1900, ON SAT : 0900-1300. AT OTHER TIMES, ONE
CHEMIST IN EACH NEIGHBOURHOOD IS ALWAYS ON DUTY ROUND
THE CLOCK. ADDRESSES ARE LISTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND
ON THE DOOR OF EVERY CHEMIST'S SHOP.
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