Visitor essentials

Healthcare in Gozo

A practical starting point for finding urgent care, public and private services, pharmacies, and current payment guidance during your stay.

Getting healthcare while visiting Gozo

Gozo has public and private healthcare providers, including emergency hospital care, health centres, clinics and pharmacies. The right place to attend depends on how urgent the problem is, the type of treatment needed and your healthcare entitlement.

Service availability, opening hours, charges and reimbursement rules can change. Confirm details directly with the provider and your insurer before relying on them.

Payment and cover for foreign visitors

A valid EHIC or GHIC may give an eligible visitor access to medically necessary state healthcare during a temporary stay. It does not cover private healthcare and is not a substitute for travel insurance. Other visitors may need to pay and seek reimbursement from their insurer.

Carry identification, your entitlement card where applicable, travel-insurance details and a list of medicines or relevant medical information.

Hospital and emergency care

Find the emergency department, hospital contact details and practical arrival information.

Clinics and health centres

Understand public and private options, appointments, referrals and visitor access.

Pharmacies and medicines

Check pharmacy details, opening arrangements and what to bring for prescriptions.

Health centres and private clinics

Public health centres provide primary-care services, with some access available on a walk-in basis and other services requiring an appointment or referral. Confirm the appropriate centre, current service and access requirements before travelling.

Private clinics may offer faster or different access, but visitors normally pay the provider directly and should check possible reimbursement with their insurer.

Official public health-centre information →

Dental care

Emergency dental treatment in the state system is limited and depends on entitlement. Most routine dental care is provided privately and paid for by the patient. Ask the provider about charges before treatment and keep documents needed for an insurance claim.

Official visitor entitlement guidance →

Prescriptions and replacement medicines

Bring sufficient medicine where possible, in its original packaging, together with the prescription and the medicine’s generic name. A Maltese clinician may need to assess you before a local prescription can be issued, and availability or brand names may differ.

Do not wait until essential medicine has run out. Contact a pharmacy, clinic or your insurer early, and do not assume that an overseas prescription can be dispensed unchanged.

Official prescription and payment guidance →

Accessibility and communication

Contact the provider before travelling if you need step-free access, mobility assistance, an interpreter or another communication adjustment. Bring a written list of medicines, allergies and important medical information.

For a life-threatening emergency, call 112 rather than delaying to arrange routine accessibility information.

Related visitor information

These existing guides remain the main source for broader emergency, practical and consular information.

Health service directory

Browse reviewed hospitals, health centres, private clinics, pharmacies and dentists. Use the service-type filters to narrow the list; always confirm changeable details before travelling.

Pharmacy / Private clinic

Abelas Health & Beauty

Pharmacy with adjoining dental surgery and private health appointments serving Victoria and visitors to Gozo.

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Public health centre

Għarb Community Clinic

Public community clinic serving Għarb and surrounding areas.

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Pharmacy / Private clinic

Gozo Chemists Pharmacy

Pharmacy and private specialist clinic serving Xewkija and visitors to Gozo.

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Dentist

Gozo Dental Teaching Clinic (University of Malta)

University teaching dental clinic in Għajnsielem, offering treatment by supervised dental students with limited availability.

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Hospital & emergency department

Gozo General Hospital

Gozo’s public general hospital, providing inpatient, outpatient, surgical and 24-hour accident and emergency services.

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Pharmacy / Private clinic

Qala Pharmacy

Pharmacy and private medical clinic serving Qala and visitors to Gozo.

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Dentist

Savina Clinic – Dental & Implantology Centre

Dental clinic serving Victoria and visitors to Gozo.

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Pharmacy / Private clinic

St. John’s Pharmacy

Pharmacy and private specialist clinic serving Xewkija and visitors to Gozo.

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Pharmacy / Private clinic

Taċ-Ċawla Pharmacy

Pharmacy with visiting private clinic services serving Victoria and visitors to Gozo.

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Public health centre

Victoria Health Centre (Gozo Polyclinic)

Gozo’s main public primary health centre, providing walk-in and appointment-based services every day.

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Public health centre

Xewkija Community Clinic

Public community clinic serving Xewkija and surrounding areas.

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