East Africa
Treatment in India for Tanzanian patients
Written for Tanzanian patients and their families: the route from Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Arusha, 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
- Dar es Salaam connects to Mumbai in 9–13 hours via Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Doha or Dubai.
- Usual hospital cities
- Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi NCR
- Languages we work in
- Swahili, English
- Estimates shown in
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS) and US dollars
- Medical visa
- Medical visas are issued by the High Commission of India in Dar es Salaam. Swahili-speaking interpreters are arranged for every consultation in India.
Why patients travel
What brings Tanzanian patients to India
- Cardiac valve and transplant surgery capacity is concentrated in a few centres at home.
- Government referral schemes for treatment abroad require a written estimate and hospital acceptance letter, which we obtain for you.
- Swahili interpretation throughout admission removes the biggest source of anxiety families report.
Most requested
Treatments and indicative package costs
- Heart Valve Replacement$6,200–24,000
- Kidney Transplant$13,500–22,000
- Brain Tumour Surgery$5,800–12,500
- Cataract Surgery$900–3,200
- Total Knee Replacement$4,200–8,200
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 Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Back home
Support once you return to Tanzania
- Swahili-language discharge and medication instructions alongside the English originals.
- Anticoagulation and INR monitoring plan agreed with your doctor in Tanzania before you fly.
- Teleconsultation follow-up with the operating surgeon at fixed intervals for the first year.
Answers
Questions from Tanzania
Next step
Get an estimate for travel from Tanzania
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.