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Health & safety

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Dangers & annoyances
While you're there

Dangers & annoyances

Tirana is a very safe city with little petty crime. The streets are badly lit and full of cavernous potholes, so mind your step and arm yourself with a pocket torch at night to light your way. There are occasional power cuts in the city so the torch idea stretches further. Crossing the street is not for the faint-hearted and you need to adopt a love for adrenaline-fuelled high-risk activities before you attempt this.

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While you're there

Medical services

ABC Family Health Center (234 105; Rr Qemal Stafa 360; 8am-4pm Mon-Fri) Run by the Baptists, with English-speaking doctors, ABC offers a range of services including regular (US$60) and emergency (US$72) consultations (discounts for missionaries!). This is the best place to go for consultations but there are no trauma facilities. If you’re in an accident, the ambulance will take you to the Military Hospital where treatment is rudimentary.

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