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fiogf49gjkf0d HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE ----------------------- 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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