Facilities and Health Information:
Medical facilities are limited throughout Swaziland and emergency medical response capabilities (including ambulance transport) are almost non-existent. Although the Mbabane Clinic in the capital is small, it is well-equipped and well-staffed for minor procedures, as is the Manzini Clinic in Matsapha. For advanced care, U.S. citizens often choose to go to South Africa where better facilities and specialists exist. Most prescription drugs are available locally or can be imported from South Africa, but travelers are advised to bring sufficient quantities of their own required medication. A doctor’s note describing the medication may be helpful if questioned by authorities.
Tuberculosis is an increasingly serious health concern in Swaziland.
Drinking Water Source - % of rural population improved"
68.9%
Drinking Water Source - % of total population unimproved:
25.9%
Drinking Water Source - % of urban population improved:
93.6%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
25.9%
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population:
2.1
People Living with HIV/AIDS:
180,000
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population:
.17
Sanitation Facility Access - % of total population unimproved:
42.5%
Sanitation Facility Access - % of urban population improved:
63.1%
Sanitation Facitlity Access - % of rural population improved:
56%
Infectious Diseases - degree of risk:
intermediate
Food or Waterborne Disease (s):
bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne Disease (s):
malaria
Water contact disease (s):
schistosomiasis