Health

You may enter Honduras without having shots and health documents.

Mosquitos survive in the mild temperatures year around on Roatan.  Mosquito borne illnesses are more prevalent during the wet season than during the drier, hotter months.  Malaria and dengue are both present in Honduras.  Preventative measures include wearing long sleeves and pants, sleeping under mosquito netting, using mosquito spray, and avoiding being outdoors during dawn and dusk hours.

Aids is spreading on Roatan due to the influx of visitors, immigrants, and engaging in immoral lifestyles.

Coxen Hole has a government hospital which is underfunded and in need of improvements.  It also has a private clinic called Wood's Clinic which is a better facility.

Punta Gorda has Dr. Polo Galindo Community clinic founded by an American.  Visiting doctors from the US come and go, providing dental and medical services.  It is one of the better medical facilities on the island.

Fantasy Island resort has medical expertise for dealing with scuba divers having the bends.

Many people go to La Ceiba on the Honduran mainland for treatment if the personnel and facilities are not available here on Roatan.

Honduras has a number of medical missions supported by donors in the United States.

Drinking water - only drink bottled water.  Sun provides safe bottled water which is purified by reverse osmosis and is widely available on the island in restaurants and stores.