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buses and crowded places. Take bigger cities, washrooms can DIRECTORY
your cue from Indian women be accessed at the many malls,
who continue with their restaurants and cafés. It is All India
independent lifestyles despite always a good idea to carry Emergency Number
such annoyances. Ignore men your own toilet paper with Tel 112.
lounging at street corners, you, just in case. Carry a hand
and, if you find their attention sanitizer with you at all times. Hospitals and
offensive, approach the nearest Medical Facilities
policeman. Avoid walking
about alone in desolate places Hospitals and Chennai
Medical Facilities
and in the rougher parts of cities. Apollo Hospitals,
When hiring a car or Do take out comprehensive 21 Greams Lane, Off Greams Rd.
taxi, ask the hotel to book it medical insurance before Tel (044) 6060 1066.
for you and note the licence arriving in India. MASTA Delhi
plate number. Hitchhiking (Medical Advisory Service for Indraprastha Apollo,
is not advis able under Travellers Abroad) in the UK Sarita Vihar, Mathura Rd.
any circumstances. can give a health update for Tel (011) 2987 1090.
When queuing for train travellers to India. The larger ∑ apollohospitals.com
or cinema tickets, women are cities have reasonably good
advised to use the government and Indian Red Cross Society
“ladies’ lines”, which private hospitals 1 Red Cross Rd.
are usually much and nursing homes, Tel (011) 2371 6441.
shorter. On many with 24-hour ∑ indianredcross.org
buses and on some services equipped Kolkata
trains there are to handle casualty Medica Superspecialty Hospital,
“ladies only” seats and emergency 127, EM Bypass, Mukundapur.
or compartments cases. It is always Tel (033) 6652 0000.
to make the journey best to contact
that much safer. your embassy MASTA (UK)
for their list of Tel + 44 (0) 113 238 7500.
approved hospitals, ∑ masta.org
Legal clinics, doctors and
Assistance A local pharmacy or dentists. They may Mumbai
Breach Candy Hospital, 60
Legal problems are chemist shop also be able to advise Bhulabhai Desai Rd.
rare for travellers, but on sourcing safe, Tel (022) 2366 7788.
if you do find yourself in a legal screened blood for transfusions.
tangle, contact your embassy If in doubt, the local Indian Red Embassies
immed iately. Always carry Cross Society is the safest
your passport and keep a option for blood transfusion. Australia
photocopy handy. Do not 1/50 G Shantipath, New Delhi.
hand over your travel papers Tel (011) 4139 9900.
to anyone until your embassy Pharmacies ∑ indiaembassy.gov.au
has been informed. Some Most big markets, in all cities Canada
insurance policies also cover and major towns, have well- 7/8 Shantipath, New Delhi.
legal costs for emergencies such stocked pharmacies (or Tel (011) 4178 2000.
as accidents. chemist shops, as they are ∑ canadainternational. gc.ca/
known in India). They stock india
toiletries, women’s sanitary
Public Toilets products, baby food and Ireland
Wayside public toilets have disposable nappies. Pharmacists C-17, Malcha Marg, Block C,
poor hygiene and are best can also suggest simple and Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.
avoided. However, although quick remedies. Tel (011) 4940 3200.
few in number, those known For special medi cation, ∑ irelandinindia.com
as “Sulabh Shauchalayas”, located it is advisable to carry a United Kingdom
on city roads, are regarded pre scription, or show the Shantipath, New Delhi.
as a great civic invention. They pack aging with the generic Tel (011) 2419 2100.
are easy to spot, clean and name, if the brand is unfam iliar, ∑ gov.uk/government/
charge a nominal fee for use. so that the pharmacist can world/india
They are, however, of the Indian suggest a suitable alter native.
“squatting” variety and can be Antibiotics are sold only by USA
difficult to use, if you are not prescription. Most pharmacies Shantipath, New Delhi.
used to them. Some hotels are open between 9am and Tel (011) 2419 8000.
allow non-residents to use 7:30pm. Most hospitals also ∑ newdelhi.usembassy.gov
their toilets. In towns and have 24-hour pharmacies.

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