Pharmacy

Christmas Island Airport Code : XCH Scheduled Virgin Australia flights operate from Perth International Airport to Christmas Island several times per week. A charter services operates to Christmas Island from Jakarta every Saturday. Visit www.christmas.net.au for the latest flight information.

There is no public transport available on Christmas Island. Getting around: Hiring a vehicle (4WD recommended) is easy and the best way to see the Islands. Scooters can also be hired. Guided tours are available and can be arranged through the Visitor Information Centres on each island.

Island Taxis operate 6 days per week and can be contact on +61 439 215 644 Airport Transfers available upon request.

Australia Post operates a post office on Christmas Island. Mail arrives and departs the Islands once per week.

The Indian Ocean Territories Health Service offers a wide range of medical, nursing and ancillary health service. Qualified medical, nursing and ancillary health workers provide these services. The health facilities are modern and well equipped, and include accidents and emergency department, consulting rooms, laboratory, dental clinic, operating theatre, 8 inpatient beds, x-ray and ultrasound facilities. Patients requiring specialist care are assisted in their travel to Perth, and emergency cases are evacuated to Perth through the RFDS. It is important that visitors to the Island have appropriate travel insurance to cover emergency evacuation from Christmas Island. Obstetric patients are referred to Perth for delivery in Perth during the last four weeks of pregnancy. These patients and their spouses are assisted their travel to Perth. Health services include: • Outpatient GP Service • Inpatient cares • Emergency 24 hour cares • Visits by medical specialists and ancillary health workers • Women s' health • Child health and immunization • Health promotion activities Routine medical services are provided free to Australian citizens & permanent residents. Private billing applies to workers' compensation, insurance examinations, etc. Dental services are available at the hospital for a scheduled fee. The dentist also operates a school dental health clinic. A voluntary St Johns Ambulance service also operates on the island.

There is full STD access by phone or fax to and from the Australian mainland. A Telstra 2G GSM Mobile Telephone Service (no data services) operates on the Island and a Telstra dealership is available for new, postpaid or prepaid products. Limited Telstra facilities and services are available to island residents.

Christmas Island uses the Australian standard electrical socket, which has two flat pins forming an inverted V-shape plus a vertical earthing pin.