Before travelling from Kenya
Send recent reports first so that an appropriate specialist can review the case and advise whether travel is reasonable and what evaluation may still be needed after arrival.
Plan for treatment and recovery time
Ask for an estimated hospital stay and how long the treating team recommends remaining in India after discharge before flying home.
Follow-up back in Kenya
Several existing IndiaMedHealth patient stories describe continued coordination of investigations and virtual consultations with Indian treating doctors after patients returned to Nairobi.
Start with a specialist opinion before booking travel
Send the most recent reports, scans, pathology and a short treatment history before making flight or accommodation commitments. A preliminary review can help identify the appropriate specialty, whether additional tests are likely to be needed in India and what questions should be clarified with the hospital.
Medical visa and hospital documentation
Patients should check the current Government of India visa rules before travel. The official e-Visa system includes medical and medical-attendant categories for eligible nationalities and may require a letter from the treating hospital. IndiaMedHealth can coordinate hospital documentation, but visa approval remains with the relevant Indian authorities.
Choosing a hospital in India
Choose according to the clinical problem rather than hospital name alone. Relevant specialist experience, multidisciplinary support, intensive-care or diagnostic capability where needed, expected treatment pathway and follow-up arrangements should all be considered.
How to evaluate hospitals in India →
Plan the full cost, not only the procedure
Ask for a written hospital estimate and clarify what it includes. International patients should also budget for investigations, medicines, accommodation, local transport, an accompanying family member where applicable and enough time in India for safe post-treatment review.
Before flying back to Kenya
Leave with the discharge summary, prescriptions, pathology or procedure reports when available, copies of important imaging and a written follow-up plan. Clarify warning symptoms, medicines, the next investigation and how results will be shared with the Indian treating team.
Planning care after returning home →
Documented journeys
- Robotic radical prostatectomy at Medanta for a 60-year-old patient from Nairobi.
- Radical prostatectomy at Artemis for a patient who first travelled to India in 2015.
- Long-term advanced prostate cancer care coordinated through Fortis Memorial Research Institute.