Guide

Kuwait – Doctors

Kuwait’s healthcare landscape is a dual public-private system overseen by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Kuwaiti citizens enjoy free treatment at government facilities, whereas expatriates are legally required to maintain health insurance in order to use public services. Since December

Japan – Doctors

Japan runs a social health insurance system that extends coverage to nearly all residents — expats included — once they have lived in the country for more than three months. Most foreign residents are either enrolled automatically through their employer

Jamaica – Doctors

Jamaica’s healthcare landscape combines public and private provision. Public facilities are available at no direct cost to legal residents, while private clinics deliver quicker access and better-resourced treatment at considerable personal expense. The majority of expatriates depend on private medical

Italy – Doctors

Italy’s publicly funded healthcare system, the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN), operates as a universal service available to all legal residents — expats included. Once you have secured residency and completed registration with your regional health authority, you gain the right

Israel – Doctors

Israel’s healthcare system is built on a universal National Health Insurance (NHI) framework, financed through income-based taxation and delivered through four competing, non-profit health organisations called Kupot Cholim. Permanent residents and newly arrived immigrants who have secured residency status are

Indonesia – Doctors

Indonesia runs a mixed public-private healthcare system built around a national health insurance scheme known as JKN (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional), which is managed by BPJS Kesehatan. Foreign nationals employed in Indonesia for six months or longer are generally obliged to

Ireland – Doctors

Ireland’s healthcare system blends public and private provision under the management of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Expats who plan to stay in the country for at least twelve months are typically entitled to publicly funded services. In most cases,

Iceland – Doctors

Iceland’s healthcare system is universal and financed through taxation, extending coverage to all legal residents — though expats need to be mindful of one important condition: full entitlement to subsidised public care only begins after six uninterrupted months of legal

India – Doctors

India operates a mixed public-private healthcare model in which expatriates are not entitled to government-subsidised insurance schemes, though they may access public facilities by paying directly for services. The overwhelming majority of expats choose to use private hospitals and clinics,

Hong Kong – Doctors

Hong Kong’s healthcare landscape is built on a dual public-private model that expats with a valid visa and Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID) can access. While the public system offers a broad range of services at heavily subsidised rates, demand