🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna Healthcare Guide
Wallis and Futuna's healthcare is delivered through Hôpital de Sia on Wallis and a smaller district facility on Futuna — both part of the French national system. Complex cases are referred to New Caledonia's Centre Hospitalier Territorial in Nouméa under standing arrangements.
Quick facts
- Emergency number: 112
- Healthcare system: universal-public
- Average GP visit: $40 USD
- EHIC/GHIC accepted: Yes
- Language barrier: high
Healthcare overview
Hôpital de Sia in Mata-Utu is the territory's main hospital — A&E, primary care, basic surgery, and maternity for the ~12,000 residents of Wallis and Futuna. The smaller hospital on Futuna handles primary and emergency care; serious cases on Futuna are routinely transferred to Wallis.
For complex care — advanced surgery, oncology, complex maternity, severe trauma — patients are referred to Centre Hospitalier Territorial (CHT) in Nouméa, New Caledonia, under standing French health-system arrangements. The flight from Wallis to Nouméa is about 3 hours; medevac is well coordinated.
French is the working language; Wallisian and Futunan are local languages. English is rarely spoken outside specific tourist channels. EU EHIC/CEAM is accepted via the French system on the same terms as in mainland France.
Vaccinations
Recommended
- Routine vaccines up to date
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid (for stays >2 weeks)
Prescriptions and pharmacies
French prescribing rules apply. EU/EEA prescriptions are recognised; non-EU travellers usually need a local GP visit. Bring enough for your stay plus a buffer for inter-island travel disruptions.
Controlled substances follow French regulation. Opioids and benzodiazepines need a French prescription for local refills; personal-use supplies in original packaging are routinely cleared.