If you are relocating to Prague this summer, your to-do list is likely massive: finding an apartment, securing your visa, and figuring out the public transit system. However, there is one crucial task expats consistently leave until the last minute: registering with local doctors. In the Czech Republic, waiting until you are sick to find a doctor is a massive mistake. The public system is heavily strained, and many clinics simply refuse new patients due to full capacity. To e

It’s 2:00 AM on a Tuesday in January. Outside, the Prague streets are cold and dark. Inside, your toddler has woken up crying, burning hot to the touch with a temperature of 39.5°C. For expat parents, this is a moment of pure panic. Do you rush to a crowded public hospital emergency room? Do you wait until morning and try to navigate a Czech-language polyclinic? Winter in Prague is beautiful, but it is also synonymous with the "škola/školka" (school/kindergarten) germ cycle.

Moving your family to a new country involves endless paperwork, but few things cause as much anxiety for parents as navigating a new healthcare system for their children. If you are raising kids in Prague, you have likely heard conflicting information about vaccinations. Is the schedule different from the UK or US? Which shots are legally mandatory for school entry? What are the Czech names for these vaccines? At Swiss Medical Services in Prague 1 , our English-speaking pedi