Service· Fakarava· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Fakarava Medical Center (Rotoava)
16° 3.3′ S · 145° 37.2′ W · approximate
The village dispensary (infirmerie), with a doctor and two nurses: the atoll's only medical care.
Practical
Noonsite (2025): doctor with 2 nurses, English spoken. Open 7:30 to 11:30 am, afternoons for emergencies only. Ph +689 40 98 41 55. Soggy Paws gives clinic hours of Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Directions: from the main dock turn left; it is a white building with a big white wall on the right. Serious cases are evacuated by air to Papeete. Coordinate approx: placed just north of the quay from those walking directions; the building is not mapped.
Best for
Coral cuts, ear infections and anything worse
Nearby
- Fakarava ATM (Rotoava)Right here
- Fakarava Mairie (trash fee)Right here
- Fakarava Post Office (Rotoava)Right here
- Fakarava Supply Ship Day (Rotoava quay)Right here
- Fakarava Tourism Office (Rotoava Quay)Right here
- Heiva Tuamotu Festival (Rotoava, July)Right here
- Rotoava Quay Water TapRight here
- Rotoava Total Fuel Station (quay)Right here