East Africa
Treatment in India for Kenyan patients
Written for Kenyan patients and their families: the route from Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, the visa process at the Indian mission nearest you, which hospital cities most patients use, and what follow-up looks like once you are back home.
- Flights
- Nairobi has direct flights to Mumbai and Delhi in about 7 hours, the shortest medical-travel route from East Africa.
- Usual hospital cities
- Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru
- Languages we work in
- English, Swahili
- Estimates shown in
- Kenyan shilling (KES) and US dollars
- Medical visa
- The High Commission of India in Nairobi issues medical visas, usually within a week of a complete application including the hospital invitation letter.
Why patients travel
What brings Kenyan patients to India
- Direct 7-hour flights make repeat visits for transplant or oncology review practical.
- Paediatric cochlear implant and congenital cardiac programmes have long waits at home.
- NHIF and private insurers increasingly reimburse treatment abroad when a written estimate is provided in advance.
Most requested
Treatments and indicative package costs
- Total Knee Replacement$4,200–8,200
- Spinal Fusion Surgery$5,200–14,000
- Bone Marrow Transplant$18,000–42,000
- Cochlear Implant Surgery$8,500–22,000
- Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting$2,600–6,200
Indicative hospital package ranges in US dollars, not quotations. Your estimate is issued by the hospital after it reads your reports, and can be shown to you in Kenyan shilling (KES).
Back home
Support once you return to Kenya
- Physiotherapy protocol shared with your clinic in Nairobi or Mombasa, with video demonstrations.
- Follow-up teleconsultations in East Africa Time, and reports read within 48 hours.
- Implant cards and device serial numbers issued in duplicate for insurer claims.
Answers
Questions from Kenya
Next step
Get an estimate for travel from Kenya
Send your reports and we will return a written opinion and an itemised package estimate from accredited hospitals in India. A named case manager replies within 24 hours, every day of the week.