French polynesia enjoys a high standard of health, with excellent medical and dental services, pharmacies, private clinics and a large government hospital in Tahiti.

The outer islands have hospitals or dispensaries, and a few private practitioners.

All islands maintain hygienic controls to combat potential epidemics of tropical diseases, such as the dengue fever.

There are no snakes, poisonous spiders or really dangerous animals in these islands, and hotels and dispensaries on each tourist island and atoll keep first aid supplies on hand to treat coral cuts, sunburn and the extremely rare case of poisoning, if a barefoot swimmer steps on the toxic spines of the stonefish.

Be sensible, do not overexpose your body to the tropical sun, and wear tennis shoes or plastic sandals when walking on the reefs and in the lagoons.